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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 811-3785

Fidelity Advisor Series I
(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:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

December 31, 2015

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

Contents Performance: The Bottom Line Management's Discussion of Fund Performance Shareholder Expense Example Investment Changes (Unaudited) Investments December 31, 2015 Financial Statements Notes to Financial Statements Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Trustees and Officers Distributions (Unaudited) Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Fidelity
Advisor®

Mid Cap II

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

Annual Report

December 31, 2015

(Fidelity Cover Art)


Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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

Investments

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

Financial Statements

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

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.

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Other third-party marks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.

All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. © 2016 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow. Returns reflect the conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares after a maximum of seven years.

Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended December 31, 2015

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge)

-7.49%

6.33%

6.38%

Class T (incl. 3.50% sales charge)

-5.47%

6.60%

6.41%

Class B (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) A

-7.25%

6.45%

6.43%

Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) B

-3.50%

6.80%

6.22%

A Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years, and past ten years total return figures are 5%, 2%, and 0%, respectively.

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

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$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Mid Cap II Fund - Class A on December 31, 2005, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P MidCap 400® Index performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: U.S. stocks gained modestly in 2015, rebounding from a steep decline in August and September over worries about China's slowing economic growth. The S&P 500® index rose 1.38% for the period, its lowest calendar-year return since 2008. After the late-summer rout, stocks sharply reversed course in October, lifted by the Federal Reserve's decision to put off raising near-term interest rates until mid-December. Investors also were encouraged by an interest-rate cut in China and economic stimulus in Europe. Overall, growth stocks fared much better than their value counterparts, as investors sought growth in a subpar economic environment. This helped lift the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index® 6.96% for the year. Sector performance in the broader market was split, with five of 10 sectors in the S&P 500® gaining ground and five retreating. Consumer discretionary (+10%) led the way, benefiting from rising personal income and low inflation. Health care (+7%), consumer staples (+7%) and information technology (+6%) also outpaced the broad market amid strong fundamentals. Conversely, the energy sector (-21%) was by far the worst performer, stung by deflated commodity prices that also hit materials (-8%). The defensive, but rate-sensitive utilities sector (-5%) lost ground on the cusp of Fed tightening, while industrials (-3%) were dragged down with energy prices and a slower-growing China.

Comments from Portfolio Manager Thomas Allen: For the full-year period, the fund's share classes recorded small declines that, overall, were roughly in line with the -2.18% return of the benchmark S&P MidCap 400 index. Positioning in information technology, energy, materials and health care aided the fund's performance versus the index. Underweighting the lower end of the benchmark's market capitalization spectrum also was helpful, as larger-caps tended to perform better this period. At the stock level, Global Payments was the fund's top contributor. The provider of payment processing services announced strong quarterly results in both July and October, which aided its stock. Electronic Arts, a leading maker of video games, also was helpful, as were Freescale Semiconductor and Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors. All three were non-index positions. NXP closed a deal to buy Freescale during the period. Conversely, performance was hampered by stock picking in industrials and financials. In the former category, a non-index position in Spirit Airlines was by far our biggest relative detractor. Another detractor from transportation - a group where I reduced the fund's allocation during the period - was less-than-truckload (LTL) hauler and logistics provider Saia. One detractor from the technology sector was Belden, a manufacturer of networking, connectivity and cable products.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Annualized
Expense Ratio
B

Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2015

Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2015

Expenses Paid
During Period
C
July 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015

Class A

1.06%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 934.90

$ 5.17

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.86

$ 5.40

Class T

1.29%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 934.10

$ 6.29

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.70

$ 6.56

Class B

1.89%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 931.60

$ 9.20

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,015.68

$ 9.60

Class C

1.82%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 931.60

$ 8.86

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.03

$ 9.25

Class I

.77%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 936.70

$ 3.76

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.32

$ 3.92

Class Z

.64%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 937.10

$ 3.12

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.98

$ 3.26

A 5% return per year before expenses

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

C Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2015

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Global Payments, Inc.

1.6

1.4

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

1.1

1.0

CBRE Group, Inc.

1.1

1.1

Electronic Arts, Inc.

1.1

1.1

Total System Services, Inc.

1.0

1.0

Cardinal Health, Inc.

1.0

1.1

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

1.0

0.9

Textron, Inc.

1.0

1.2

CDW Corp.

0.9

0.8

Steris PLC

0.9

0.9

 

10.7

Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2015

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Information Technology

24.4

23.8

Financials

20.4

18.0

Consumer Discretionary

17.8

18.5

Industrials

14.5

15.5

Health Care

13.6

13.8

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of December 31, 2015*

As of June 30, 2015**

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Stocks 99.6%

 

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Stocks 99.5%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.4%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.5%

 

* Foreign investments

11.8%

 

** Foreign investments

11.6%

 

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Investments December 31, 2015

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.5%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 17.8%

Auto Components - 1.6%

Delphi Automotive PLC

165,196

$ 14,162,253

Gentex Corp.

797,914

12,774,603

Johnson Controls, Inc.

124,754

4,926,535

Modine Manufacturing Co. (a)

48,900

442,545

Tenneco, Inc. (a)

60,708

2,787,104

Visteon Corp.

80,246

9,188,167

 

44,281,207

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6%

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a)

621,900

13,544,982

ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. (a)

70,000

2,746,800

 

16,291,782

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.8%

Brinker International, Inc.

27,342

1,311,049

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (a)

29,500

4,709,675

DineEquity, Inc.

235,600

19,948,252

Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

159,200

2,485,112

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

24,798

553,623

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

200,879

8,806,535

Panera Bread Co. Class A (a)

33,100

6,447,218

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. Class A

321,600

11,503,632

The Restaurant Group PLC

57,000

576,022

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

265,878

19,316,037

 

75,657,155

Household Durables - 4.1%

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

34,500

959,790

Harman International Industries, Inc.

67,801

6,387,532

iRobot Corp. (a)(d)

8,600

304,440

Jarden Corp. (a)

422,200

24,116,064

Lennar Corp. Class A

431,200

21,089,992

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

13,000

2,462,070

NVR, Inc. (a)

13,570

22,295,510

PulteGroup, Inc.

1,184,700

21,111,354

Toll Brothers, Inc. (a)

350,000

11,655,000

Whirlpool Corp.

17,195

2,525,430

 

112,907,182

Leisure Products - 0.9%

Brunswick Corp.

165,000

8,334,150

Polaris Industries, Inc.

179,208

15,402,928

 

23,737,078

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued

Media - 1.6%

AMC Networks, Inc. Class A (a)

140,300

$ 10,477,604

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

757,694

17,639,116

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A

6,100

274,683

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (d)

127,100

4,116,769

MDC Partners, Inc. Class A

22,900

497,388

Naspers Ltd. Class N

20,600

2,815,697

News Corp. Class A

263,100

3,515,016

Omnicom Group, Inc.

45,900

3,472,794

 

42,809,067

Multiline Retail - 0.8%

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

298,700

23,065,614

Specialty Retail - 3.0%

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

17,600

13,057,616

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

174,600

6,172,110

Foot Locker, Inc.

221,833

14,439,110

GNC Holdings, Inc.

280,600

8,704,212

L Brands, Inc.

47,400

4,541,868

Party City Holdco, Inc.

61,400

792,674

Select Comfort Corp. (a)

24,100

515,981

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

116,422

14,400,237

TJX Companies, Inc.

179,200

12,707,072

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

123,600

2,811,900

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

62,500

3,650,625

 

81,793,405

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.4%

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

185,500

8,755,600

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)

425,530

18,833,958

Hanesbrands, Inc.

256,000

7,534,080

Kate Spade & Co. (a)

122,700

2,180,379

Page Industries Ltd.

7,027

1,417,091

PVH Corp.

151,900

11,187,435

Ralph Lauren Corp.

89,400

9,966,312

VF Corp.

70,324

4,377,669

 

64,252,524

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

484,795,014

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.2%

Beverages - 0.8%

C&C Group PLC

483,326

$ 1,950,270

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

219,303

20,439,040

 

22,389,310

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.9%

CVS Health Corp.

138,590

13,549,944

Kroger Co.

278,800

11,662,204

 

25,212,148

Food Products - 0.5%

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.

24,000

276,480

Archer Daniels Midland Co.

43,067

1,579,698

Britannia Industries Ltd.

4,994

222,928

Bunge Ltd.

128,330

8,762,372

Ingredion, Inc.

19,749

1,892,744

 

12,734,222

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

60,335,680

ENERGY - 3.1%

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.1%

Baker Hughes, Inc.

86,700

4,001,205

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

161,400

9,559,722

Ensco PLC Class A

35,700

549,423

Halliburton Co.

280,400

9,544,816

Oceaneering International, Inc.

189,600

7,113,792

 

30,768,958

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.0%

Apache Corp.

128,368

5,708,525

Cimarex Energy Co.

99,847

8,924,325

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

22,154

443,080

Emerald Oil, Inc. warrants 2/4/16 (a)

2,844

0

Energen Corp.

8,961

367,311

EOG Resources, Inc.

17,400

1,231,746

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

185,100

6,026,856

PDC Energy, Inc. (a)

25,300

1,350,514

Phillips 66 Co.

78,260

6,401,668

Rice Energy, Inc. (a)

27,500

299,750

SM Energy Co.

92,700

1,822,482

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)(d)

433,700

3,083,607

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

ENERGY - continued

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued

Suncor Energy, Inc.

600,400

$ 15,499,232

Western Refining, Inc.

49,000

1,745,380

 

52,904,476

TOTAL ENERGY

83,673,434

FINANCIALS - 20.3%

Banks - 6.4%

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

540,367

6,127,762

CIT Group, Inc.

176,100

6,991,170

Comerica, Inc.

267,040

11,170,283

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

278,255

11,836,968

CVB Financial Corp.

389,200

6,585,264

First Citizen Bancshares, Inc.

15,200

3,924,184

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

384,000

3,482,880

First Republic Bank

184,400

12,181,464

Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (a)

129,596

2,490,835

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

1,623,357

17,954,328

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

918,100

11,421,164

Lakeland Financial Corp.

229,786

10,712,623

M&T Bank Corp.

135,200

16,383,536

PacWest Bancorp

202,055

8,708,571

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

85,600

4,096,816

Regions Financial Corp.

1,304,600

12,524,160

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

365,115

15,641,527

UMB Financial Corp.

265,500

12,359,025

Valley National Bancorp

88,600

872,710

 

175,465,270

Capital Markets - 3.1%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

94,987

10,108,517

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)

61,000

1,808,040

Franklin Resources, Inc.

66,500

2,448,530

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

80,300

2,297,383

Invesco Ltd.

598,200

20,027,736

Lazard Ltd. Class A

280,268

12,614,863

Legg Mason, Inc.

82,200

3,224,706

PJT Partners, Inc. (a)

11,572

327,372

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

278,524

16,146,036

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Capital Markets - continued

Stifel Financial Corp. (a)

199,900

$ 8,467,764

The Blackstone Group LP

274,419

8,024,012

 

85,494,959

Consumer Finance - 1.6%

American Express Co.

21,615

1,503,323

Capital One Financial Corp.

164,300

11,859,174

Discover Financial Services

83,100

4,455,822

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a)

121,700

5,055,418

SLM Corp. (a)

2,971,669

19,375,282

Synchrony Financial (a)

54,500

1,657,345

 

43,906,364

Diversified Financial Services - 1.2%

CRISIL Ltd.

27,931

827,436

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

275,871

27,195,363

Moody's Corp.

55,100

5,528,734

 

33,551,533

Insurance - 4.5%

ACE Ltd.

11,000

1,285,350

AFLAC, Inc.

241,500

14,465,850

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

19,464

583,220

Brown & Brown, Inc.

18,900

606,690

First American Financial Corp.

489,700

17,580,230

Hiscox Ltd.

597,954

9,291,050

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

393,315

21,809,317

Primerica, Inc.

188,858

8,919,763

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

378,700

17,033,926

Progressive Corp.

108,700

3,456,660

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

228,891

19,581,625

The Chubb Corp.

49,000

6,499,360

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

3,000

338,580

 

121,451,621

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.4%

Ladder Capital Corp. Class A

474,242

5,890,086

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

39,796

3,613,875

SL Green Realty Corp.

2,800

316,344

VEREIT, Inc.

258,600

2,048,112

 

11,868,417

Real Estate Management & Development - 2.2%

CBRE Group, Inc. (a)

850,291

29,403,063

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Real Estate Management & Development - continued

Colliers International Group, Inc.

8,200

$ 365,310

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

189,131

30,234,482

Realogy Holdings Corp. (a)

7,400

271,358

 

60,274,213

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.9%

Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. (a)

141,233

1,881,224

BofI Holding, Inc. (a)(d)

36,400

766,220

Essent Group Ltd. (a)

827,129

18,105,854

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

115,375

2,192,749

 

22,946,047

TOTAL FINANCIALS

554,958,424

HEALTH CARE - 13.6%

Biotechnology - 0.9%

Amgen, Inc.

11,000

1,785,630

Baxalta, Inc.

117,700

4,593,831

Biogen, Inc. (a)

18,500

5,667,475

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

2,900

303,804

Medivation, Inc. (a)

6,800

328,712

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

66,300

10,383,243

 

23,062,695

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.3%

Alere, Inc. (a)

12,000

469,080

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

59,000

9,091,310

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

1,273,010

23,474,304

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

267,700

16,289,545

Hologic, Inc. (a)

532,300

20,594,687

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

21,300

1,315,701

Steris PLC

322,600

24,304,684

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

212,000

21,749,080

 

117,288,391

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.8%

Cardinal Health, Inc.

317,355

28,330,281

Cigna Corp.

32,900

4,814,257

Community Health Systems, Inc. (a)

162,400

4,308,472

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (a)

250,000

17,427,500

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

216,355

14,632,089

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

116,800

14,441,152

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

HEALTH CARE - continued

Health Care Providers & Services - continued

McKesson Corp.

85,906

$ 16,943,240

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

10,700

643,391

Surgery Partners, Inc. (a)(d)

62,300

1,276,527

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. (a)

35,300

1,405,293

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

2,100

250,929

 

104,473,131

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.5%

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

279,195

11,673,143

Bruker Corp. (a)

211,300

5,128,251

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

163,530

23,196,731

 

39,998,125

Pharmaceuticals - 3.1%

Allergan PLC (a)

63,894

19,966,875

Catalent, Inc. (a)

170,100

4,257,603

Endo Health Solutions, Inc. (a)

297,900

18,237,438

Horizon Pharma PLC (a)

56,300

1,220,021

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

136,966

19,251,941

Perrigo Co. PLC

3,600

520,920

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR

325,282

21,351,510

 

84,806,308

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

369,628,650

INDUSTRIALS - 14.5%

Aerospace & Defense - 2.4%

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

135,578

9,287,093

Esterline Technologies Corp. (a)

78,644

6,370,164

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

81,300

10,312,905

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

152,300

14,057,290

Textron, Inc.

627,163

26,347,118

 

66,374,570

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.9%

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

83,700

5,191,074

FedEx Corp.

124,846

18,600,806

 

23,791,880

Airlines - 1.4%

Allegiant Travel Co.

21,700

3,641,911

Copa Holdings SA Class A

23,000

1,109,980

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Airlines - continued

Southwest Airlines Co.

269,962

$ 11,624,564

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a)

513,245

20,452,813

 

36,829,268

Building Products - 0.5%

A.O. Smith Corp.

68,200

5,224,802

Lennox International, Inc.

71,889

8,978,936

 

14,203,738

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.1%

Copart, Inc. (a)

36,400

1,383,564

G&K Services, Inc. Class A

66,800

4,201,720

Herman Miller, Inc.

100,000

2,870,000

HNI Corp.

75,080

2,707,385

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

106,592

3,947,102

Knoll, Inc.

350,200

6,583,760

Matthews International Corp. Class A

35,500

1,897,475

Multi-Color Corp.

22,500

1,345,725

Republic Services, Inc.

101,552

4,467,272

 

29,404,003

Construction & Engineering - 1.1%

AECOM (a)

10,600

318,318

EMCOR Group, Inc.

308,921

14,840,565

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a)

261,076

10,952,138

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

123,151

2,493,808

 

28,604,829

Electrical Equipment - 0.1%

AMETEK, Inc.

60,900

3,263,631

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

5,400

554,094

 

3,817,725

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.6%

Roper Technologies, Inc.

79,856

15,155,870

Machinery - 4.5%

AGCO Corp.

232,500

10,553,175

Caterpillar, Inc.

18,763

1,275,133

Colfax Corp. (a)

267,780

6,252,663

Cummins, Inc.

69,457

6,112,911

Deere & Co. (d)

120,700

9,205,789

IDEX Corp.

5,654

433,153

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

146,593

13,586,239

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

214,572

11,863,686

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Machinery - continued

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (d)

289,643

$ 4,446,020

Mueller Industries, Inc.

236,240

6,402,104

Rexnord Corp. (a)

1,207,395

21,877,997

Snap-On, Inc.

54,300

9,308,649

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

25,500

2,721,615

Valmont Industries, Inc.

48,423

5,133,806

Wabtec Corp.

38,240

2,719,629

Woodward, Inc.

174,941

8,687,570

Xylem, Inc.

90,100

3,288,650

 

123,868,789

Professional Services - 0.7%

CEB, Inc.

76,800

4,714,752

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

142,884

14,849,934

 

19,564,686

Road & Rail - 0.6%

ArcBest Corp.

10,300

220,317

CSX Corp.

63,900

1,658,205

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

17,700

1,298,472

Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. (a)

92,200

5,446,254

Saia, Inc. (a)

253,524

5,640,909

Swift Transporation Co. (a)

198,200

2,739,124

 

17,003,281

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.6%

Air Lease Corp. Class A

348,388

11,664,030

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a)

28,100

843,843

Misumi Group, Inc.

254,400

3,514,194

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

37,200

1,624,896

 

17,646,963

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

396,265,602

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 24.4%

Communications Equipment - 1.1%

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

285,045

2,616,713

CommScope Holding Co., Inc. (a)

413,491

10,705,282

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

152,055

14,743,253

Juniper Networks, Inc.

64,905

1,791,378

 

29,856,626

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Electronic Equipment & Components - 4.3%

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

222,423

$ 12,050,878

Avnet, Inc.

282,937

12,121,021

Belden, Inc.

292,500

13,946,400

CDW Corp.

607,851

25,554,056

IPG Photonics Corp. (a)(d)

108,100

9,638,196

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

85,500

1,991,295

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

119,947

3,398,099

Littelfuse, Inc.

9,900

1,059,399

Methode Electronics, Inc. Class A

180,500

5,745,315

TE Connectivity Ltd.

246,030

15,895,998

Trimble Navigation Ltd. (a)

564,000

12,097,800

Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a)

52,700

3,670,555

 

117,169,012

Internet Software & Services - 0.7%

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

20,173

15,308,886

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

180,200

3,528,314

 

18,837,200

IT Services - 10.3%

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)

75,705

20,937,732

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. (a)

510,450

22,566,995

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

103,954

5,585,448

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a)

24,900

1,494,498

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

328,291

23,778,117

EVERTEC, Inc.

343,756

5,754,475

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

331,443

20,085,446

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

239,794

21,931,559

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

131,664

18,818,736

Genpact Ltd. (a)

916,143

22,885,252

Global Payments, Inc.

655,942

42,314,817

Maximus, Inc.

150,400

8,460,000

The Western Union Co.

499,500

8,946,045

Total System Services, Inc.

575,247

28,647,301

Vantiv, Inc. (a)

193,700

9,185,254

Visa, Inc. Class A

139,500

10,818,225

Xerox Corp.

918,915

9,768,066

 

281,977,966

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.0%

Atmel Corp.

607,800

5,233,158

Broadcom Corp. Class A

254,500

14,715,190

Cree, Inc. (a)

273,400

7,291,578

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - continued

Intersil Corp. Class A

234,300

$ 2,989,668

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

198,400

7,539,200

Microchip Technology, Inc. (d)

35,052

1,631,320

NVIDIA Corp.

488,443

16,099,081

NXP Semiconductors NV (a)

266,938

22,489,527

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

25,550

1,300,495

Semtech Corp. (a)

111,400

2,107,688

 

81,396,905

Software - 3.9%

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

470,840

18,226,216

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

817,700

17,016,337

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

417,810

28,711,903

Fair Isaac Corp.

114,500

10,783,610

Intuit, Inc.

65,906

6,359,929

Parametric Technology Corp. (a)

306,373

10,609,697

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

302,600

13,801,586

 

105,509,278

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.1%

EMC Corp.

367,367

9,433,985

SanDisk Corp.

146,000

11,094,540

Western Digital Corp.

159,500

9,577,975

 

30,106,500

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

664,853,487

MATERIALS - 3.0%

Chemicals - 2.1%

Albemarle Corp. U.S.

265,842

14,889,810

Ashland, Inc.

28,257

2,901,994

Eastman Chemical Co.

184,700

12,469,097

Ferro Corp. (a)

547,104

6,083,796

PolyOne Corp.

316,457

10,050,674

PPG Industries, Inc.

34,200

3,379,644

Praxair, Inc.

63,000

6,451,200

 

56,226,215

Containers & Packaging - 0.4%

Aptargroup, Inc.

62,200

4,518,830

WestRock Co.

176,400

8,047,368

 

12,566,198

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

MATERIALS - continued

Metals & Mining - 0.2%

B2Gold Corp. (a)

2,774,500

$ 2,807,184

New Gold, Inc. (a)

671,800

1,563,342

Randgold Resources Ltd. sponsored ADR

14,000

867,020

 

5,237,546

Paper & Forest Products - 0.3%

Boise Cascade Co. (a)

337,100

8,606,163

TOTAL MATERIALS

82,636,122

UTILITIES - 0.6%

Electric Utilities - 0.5%

Exelon Corp.

378,800

10,519,276

OGE Energy Corp.

96,817

2,545,319

 

13,064,595

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.0%

Calpine Corp. (a)

58,500

846,495

Dynegy, Inc. (a)

87,108

1,167,247

 

2,013,742

Multi-Utilities - 0.1%

CMS Energy Corp.

52,627

1,898,782

NiSource, Inc.

22,154

432,225

 

2,331,007

TOTAL UTILITIES

17,409,344

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,422,616,627)


2,714,555,757

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1%

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS - 0.1%

Capital Markets - 0.1%

GMAC Capital Trust I Series 2, 8.125%

(Cost $2,882,947)

140,930


3,573,985

Money Market Funds - 1.3%

Shares

Value

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.33% (b)

14,829,408

$ 14,829,408

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.35% (b)(c)

21,287,730

21,287,730

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $36,117,138)


36,117,138

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.9%

(Cost $2,461,616,712)

2,754,246,880

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.9)%

(25,753,196)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 2,728,493,684

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

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

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

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

Affiliated Central Funds

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

Fund

Income earned

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

$ 27,550

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

146,770

Total

$ 174,320

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2015, 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 in the table 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:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 484,795,014

$ 480,008,603

$ 4,786,411

$ -

Consumer Staples

60,335,680

60,112,752

222,928

-

Energy

83,673,434

83,673,434

-

-

Financials

558,532,409

554,929,004

3,603,405

-

Health Care

369,628,650

369,628,650

-

-

Industrials

396,265,602

392,751,408

3,514,194

-

Information Technology

664,853,487

661,325,173

3,528,314

-

Materials

82,636,122

82,636,122

-

-

Utilities

17,409,344

17,409,344

-

-

Money Market Funds

36,117,138

36,117,138

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 2,754,246,880

$ 2,738,591,628

$ 15,655,252

$ -

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows (Unaudited):

United States of America

88.2%

Bermuda

3.8%

Ireland

2.6%

Canada

1.0%

Others (Individually Less Than 1%)

4.4%

 

100.0%

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

Annual Report


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $20,898,043) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,425,499,574)

$ 2,718,129,742

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $36,117,138)

36,117,138

 

Total Investments (cost $2,461,616,712)

 

$ 2,754,246,880

Foreign currency held at value (cost $307)

308

Receivable for investments sold

804,632

Receivable for fund shares sold

3,085,127

Dividends receivable

2,985,445

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

21,053

Prepaid expenses

6,125

Other receivables

8,322

Total assets

2,761,157,892

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 3,907,014

Payable for fund shares redeemed

5,040,435

Accrued management fee

1,266,870

Distribution and service plan fees payable

562,504

Other affiliated payables

542,567

Other payables and accrued expenses

57,088

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

21,287,730

Total liabilities

32,664,208

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 2,728,493,684

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 2,423,079,552

Undistributed net investment income

27,571

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

12,757,721

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

292,628,840

Net Assets

$ 2,728,493,684

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

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($827,590,068 ÷ 46,902,842 shares)

$ 17.64

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $17.64)

$ 18.72

Class T:
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($384,754,527 ÷ 22,269,314 shares)

$ 17.28

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $17.28)

$ 17.91

Class B:
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($12,623,841 ÷ 782,173 shares)A

$ 16.14

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($252,139,626 ÷ 15,622,687 shares)A

$ 16.14

 

 

 

Class I:
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,225,670,041 ÷ 67,687,594 shares)

$ 18.11

 

 

 

Class Z:
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($25,715,581 ÷ 1,420,078 shares)

$ 18.11

A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

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

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

 

Year ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Investment Income

 

 

Dividends

 

$ 32,965,031

Interest

 

5

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

174,320

Total income

 

33,139,356

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 16,281,330

Transfer agent fees

5,910,596

Distribution and service plan fees

7,293,570

Accounting and security lending fees

883,648

Custodian fees and expenses

67,424

Independent trustees' compensation

12,752

Registration fees

124,559

Audit

82,765

Legal

7,993

Interest

1,706

Miscellaneous

20,520

Total expenses before reductions

30,686,863

Expense reductions

(103,760)

30,583,103

Net investment income (loss)

2,556,253

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

170,857,734

Foreign currency transactions

21,500

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

170,879,234

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

(217,717,971)

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

334

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(217,717,637)

Net gain (loss)

(46,838,403)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (44,282,150)

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Year ended
December 31, 2015

Year ended
December 31, 2014

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 2,556,253

$ (3,287,897)

Net realized gain (loss)

170,879,234

445,778,441

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(217,717,637)

(267,126,396)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operation

(44,282,150)

175,364,148

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(1,692,772)

-

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(124,376,838)

(436,123,277)

Total distributions

(126,069,610)

(436,123,277)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(124,725,093)

68,144,327

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(295,076,853)

(192,614,802)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

3,023,570,537

3,216,185,339

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $27,571 and accumulated net investment loss of $38,431, respectively)

$ 2,728,493,684

$ 3,023,570,537

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class A

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 18.83

$ 20.78

$ 17.43

$ 16.02

$ 17.90

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .01

  (.02)

  .01

  .07

  (.05)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.36)

  1.13

  5.99

  2.22

  (1.83)

Total from investment operations

  (.35)

  1.11

  6.00

  2.29

  (1.88)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.65)

  (.88)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 17.64

$ 18.83

$ 20.78

$ 17.43

$ 16.02

Total ReturnA, B

  (1.85)%

  5.93%

  35.43%

  14.41%

  (10.50)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.06%

  1.07%

  1.10%

  1.15%

  1.16%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.05%

  1.07%

  1.10%

  1.15%

  1.16%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.05%

  1.06%

  1.09%

  1.13%

  1.15%

Net investment income (loss)

  .06%

  (.09)%

  .06%

  .38%

  (.27)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 827,590

$ 944,824

$ 1,079,380

$ 929,707

$ 1,323,551

Portfolio turnover rateE

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

D Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class T

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 18.50

$ 20.52

$ 17.23

$ 15.88

$ 17.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  (.03)

  (.07)

  (.03)

  .03

  (.08)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.35)

  1.11

  5.92

  2.20

  (1.83)

Total from investment operations

  (.38)

  1.04

  5.89

  2.23

  (1.91)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.60)

  (.88)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 17.28

$ 18.50

$ 20.52

$ 17.23

$ 15.88

Total ReturnA, B

  (2.04)%

  5.66%

  35.23%

  14.16%

  (10.74)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.29%

  1.30%

  1.32%

  1.35%

  1.35%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.29%

  1.30%

  1.32%

  1.35%

  1.35%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.29%

  1.29%

  1.31%

  1.33%

  1.34%

Net investment income (loss)

  (.17)%

  (.32)%

  (.16)%

  .18%

  (.46)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 384,755

$ 429,512

$ 461,205

$ 388,598

$ 420,604

Portfolio turnover rateE

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

D Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class B

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 17.44

$ 19.63

$ 16.55

$ 15.37

$ 17.31

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  (.14)

  (.18)

  (.14)

  (.06)

  (.17)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.32)

  1.05

  5.67

  2.12

  (1.77)

Total from investment operations

  (.46)

  .87

  5.53

  2.06

  (1.94)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.45)

  (.88)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 16.14

$ 17.44

$ 19.63

$ 16.55

$ 15.37

Total ReturnA, B

  (2.62)%

  5.04%

  34.42%

  13.52%

  (11.21)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.89%

  1.90%

  1.90%

  1.91%

  1.91%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.89%

  1.90%

  1.90%

  1.91%

  1.91%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.89%

  1.89%

  1.89%

  1.88%

  1.90%

Net investment income (loss)

  (.77)%

  (.92)%

  (.74)%

  (.38)%

  (1.02)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 12,624

$ 23,440

$ 35,770

$ 43,996

$ 57,534

Portfolio turnover rateE

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.

C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

D Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class C

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 17.43

$ 19.61

$ 16.58

$ 15.39

$ 17.32

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  (.12)

  (.16)

  (.13)

  (.06)

  (.17)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.33)

  1.04

  5.67

  2.13

  (1.76)

Total from investment operations

  (.45)

  .88

  5.54

  2.07

  (1.93)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.51)

  (.88)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 16.14

$ 17.43

$ 19.61

$ 16.58

$ 15.39

Total ReturnA, B

  (2.57)%

  5.09%

  34.47%

  13.57%

  (11.14)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.82%

  1.83%

  1.85%

  1.88%

  1.87%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.82%

  1.83%

  1.85%

  1.88%

  1.87%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.82%

  1.82%

  1.84%

  1.86%

  1.86%

Net investment income (loss)

  (.70)%

  (.85)%

  (.69)%

  (.35)%

  (.98)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 252,140

$ 277,963

$ 301,398

$ 233,542

$ 258,215

Portfolio turnover rateE

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.

C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

D Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class I

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 19.27

$ 21.16

$ 17.70

$ 16.25

$ 18.12

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)B

  .07

  .03

  .06

  .11

  -F

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.37)

  1.14

  6.09

  2.26

  (1.87)

Total from investment operations

  (.30)

  1.17

  6.15

  2.37

  (1.87)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.03)

  -

  (.02)

  (.04)

  -

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.67)

  (.88)

  -

Total distributions

  (.86)G

  (3.06)

  (2.69)

  (.92)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 18.11

$ 19.27

$ 21.16

$ 17.70

$ 16.25

Total Return A

  (1.52)%

  6.11%

  35.81%

  14.67%

  (10.32)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsC, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .77%

  .85%

  .89%

  .90%

  .90%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .77%

  .85%

  .89%

  .90%

  .90%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .77%

  .85%

  .88%

  .88%

  .89%

Net investment income (loss)

  .35%

  .13%

  .28%

  .63%

  (.02)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,225,670

$ 1,324,447

$ 1,326,260

$ 966,792

$ 972,531

Portfolio turnover rateD

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

F Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

G Total distributions of $.86 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.025 and distributions from net realized gain of $.837 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class Z

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 19.27

$ 21.11

$ 21.33

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)D

  .09

  .07

  .04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.36)

  1.15

  2.26

Total from investment operations

  (.27)

  1.22

  2.30

Distributions from net investment income

  (.05)

  -

  (.08)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.44)

Total distributions

  (.89)

  (3.06)

  (2.52)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 18.11

$ 19.27

$ 21.11

Total ReturnB, C

  (1.38)%

  6.36%

  11.35%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsE, H

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .64%

  .64%

  .65%A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .64%

  .64%

  .65%A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .64%

  .63%

  .64%A

Net investment income (loss)

  .48%

  .34%

  .52%A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 25,716

$ 23,384

$ 12,172

Portfolio turnover rateF

  27%

  144%

  134%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

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

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E 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.

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

G For the period August 13, 2013 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2013.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended December 31, 2015

1. Organization.

Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series I (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Class I (formerly Institutional Class) and Class Z shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class B shares are closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .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 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:

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

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 Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) Fair Value Committee (the Committee). 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. 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:

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

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Valuation - continued

For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (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 December 31, 2015 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Subsequent to

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Transactions and Income - continued

ex-dividend date the Fund determines the components of these distributions, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2015, 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. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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 foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, equity-debt classifications, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 505,784,680

Gross unrealized depreciation

(219,029,246)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities

$ 286,755,434

Tax Cost

$ 2,467,491,446

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 67,572

Undistributed long-term capital gain

$ 20,334,590

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 286,754,106

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 prior fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.

Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (1,702,134)

The Fund acquired $1,702,134 of capital loss carryforward as part of a merger in a prior period. The losses acquired that will be available to offset future capital gains of the Fund will be limited to approximately $1,702,134 per year.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

December 31, 2015

December 31, 2014

Ordinary Income

$ 1,692,772

$ 10,986,536

Long-term Capital Gains

124,376,838

425,136,741

Total

$ 126,069,610

$ 436,123,277

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $801,392,635 and $1,047,318,703, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .25% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .55% of the Fund's average net assets.

Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 2,289,051

$ 5,170

Class T

.25%

.25%

2,099,471

-

Class B

.75%

.25%

180,068

135,051

Class C

.75%

.25%

2,724,980

161,142

 

 

 

$ 7,293,570

$ 301,363

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Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges range from 5.00% to 1.00% for Class B shares, 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.

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

 

Retained
by FDC

Class A

$ 158,437

Class T

23,363

Class B A

6,872

Class C A

14,898

 

$ 203,570

A When Class B and Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.

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

 

Amount

% of
Class-Level Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 1,990,905

.22

Class T

858,196

.20

Class B

53,489

.30

Class C

631,031

.23

Class I

2,364,962

.18

Class Z

12,013

.05

 

$ 5,910,596

 

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Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $18,399 for the period.

Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:

Borrower or Lender

Average Loan
Balance

Weighted Average
Interest Rate

Interest Expense

Borrower

$ 16,283,000

.34%

$ 1,706

Interfund Trades. The Funds 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.

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6. 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 $4,323 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the Fund. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) 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 invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. At period end, there were no security loans outstanding with FCM. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $146,770, including $387 from securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $22,866 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the

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8. Expense Reductions - continued

Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $578.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $12,163 and a portion of class-level operating expenses as follows:

 

Amount

Class A

$ 22,714

Class T

9,940

Class B

112

Class C

6,421

Class I

28,966

 

$ 68,153

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

From net investment income

 

 

Class I

$ 1,623,733

$ -

Class Z

69,039

-

Total

$ 1,692,772

$ -

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ 37,839,493

$ 137,322,056

Class T

17,875,839

62,445,073

Class B

643,299

3,852,399

Class C

12,521,859

43,029,289

Class I

54,363,304

186,411,319

Class Z

1,133,044

3,063,141

Total

$ 124,376,838

$ 436,123,277

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10. Share Transactions.

Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2015

2014

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

5,099,446

5,220,254

$ 98,167,613

$ 107,688,537

Reinvestment of distributions

2,120,353

7,296,468

37,169,879

134,255,373

Shares redeemed

(10,494,356)

(14,276,131)

(201,290,163)

(294,576,344)

Net increase (decrease)

(3,274,557)

(1,759,409)

$ (65,952,671)

$ (52,632,434)

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

3,175,264

3,124,595

$ 60,037,699

$ 62,967,838

Reinvestment of distributions

1,022,429

3,367,729

17,555,104

60,925,223

Shares redeemed

(5,146,351)

(5,752,274)

(96,828,877)

(116,971,540)

Net increase (decrease)

(948,658)

740,050

$ (19,236,074)

$ 6,921,521

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

8,963

22,395

$ 158,780

$ 418,800

Reinvestment of distributions

38,664

215,538

620,174

3,696,342

Shares redeemed

(609,460)

(716,133)

(10,829,188)

(13,868,466)

Net increase (decrease)

(561,833)

(478,200)

$ (10,050,234)

$ (9,753,324)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

1,612,995

1,542,701

$ 28,542,239

$ 29,578,132

Reinvestment of distributions

722,162

2,310,616

11,583,560

39,449,522

Shares redeemed

(2,660,929)

(3,277,603)

(47,073,906)

(63,561,286)

Net increase (decrease)

(325,772)

575,714

$ (6,948,107)

$ 5,466,368

Class I

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

12,712,026

14,246,143

$ 249,645,141

$ 300,374,725

Reinvestment of distributions

2,955,883

9,390,856

53,176,362

176,640,401

Shares redeemed

(16,706,325)

(17,598,999)

(329,330,057)

(372,200,164)

Net increase (decrease)

(1,038,416)

6,038,000

$ (26,508,554)

$ 104,814,962

Class Z

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

473,653

632,250

$ 9,240,826

$ 13,642,909

Reinvestment of distributions

66,819

163,698

1,202,083

3,063,141

Shares redeemed

(333,673)

(159,161)

(6,472,362)

(3,378,816)

Net increase (decrease)

206,799

636,787

$ 3,970,547

$ 13,327,234

11. Other.

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

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series I, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in 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. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also 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, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodians 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.

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund as of December 31, 2015, 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.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 18, 2016

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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 170 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 1-877-208-0098.

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.

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

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. In addition, the Independent Trustees have 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. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity® funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. 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."

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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+

James C. Curvey (1935)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

 

Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (investment adviser firm, 2009-present), and Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company). In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the board of Artis-Naples, Naples, Florida, and as a Trustee for Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Previously, Mr. Curvey served as a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2009-2014) and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2007-2014).

Charles S. Morrison (1960)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2014

Trustee

 

Mr. Morrison also serves as Trustee of other funds. He serves as a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (investment adviser firm, 2014-present), Director of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2014-present), President, Asset Management (2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-2014), President, Fixed Income (2011-2014), Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Bond Division.

* 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.

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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+

Dennis J. Dirks (1948)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Trustee

 

Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008), and as a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-2015). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (1953)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

 

Mr. Lacy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lacy serves as Chairman (2014-present) and a member (2010-present) of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes) and a Director of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). He is a Trustee of the California Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (2015-present) and a Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (2015-present). In addition, Mr. Lacy served as Senior Adviser (2007-2014) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity) and also served as Chief Executive Officer (2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation (retail) and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail, 2000-2005). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman (2008-2011) and a member (2006-2015) of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association and as a member of the Board of Directors for The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-2014), and Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2010-2014).

Ned C. Lautenbach (1944)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Trustee

Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Mr. Lautenbach also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial, 1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Artis-Naples in Naples, Florida (2012-present), a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present), and a member of the Board of Governors, State University System of Florida (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010), as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).

Joseph Mauriello (1944)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

 

Mr. Mauriello also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2015-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-2012).

Robert W. Selander (1950)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Trustee

 

Mr. Selander also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Selander serves as a Director of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2014-present) and a non-executive Chairman of Health Equity, Inc. (health savings custodian, 2015-present). Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds (2011), and Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (1944)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Trustee

 

Ms. Small also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present) of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.

William S. Stavropoulos (1939)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2002

Trustee

Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Mr. Stavropoulos also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals), a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), and Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously, Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012) and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-2012).

David M. Thomas (1949)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

 

Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), as a member of the Board of Directors (2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011).

+ 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.

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Advisory Board Members and Officers:

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

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation

Peter S. Lynch (1944)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board

 

Mr. Lynch also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR (investment adviser firm) and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).

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 (investment adviser firm, 2015-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).

William C. Coffey (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary

 

Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).

Jonathan Davis (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds, 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: 2008

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

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

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).

Scott C. Goebel (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2015

Vice President

 

Mr. Goebel serves as Vice President of other funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2001-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (investment adviser firm, 2010-2015), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (investment adviser firm, 2010-2015); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015) and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015); Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015) and FMR Investment Management (U.K.) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015); Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015); Secretary and CLO of certain Fidelity® funds (2008-2015); Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and certain funds (2007-2008); and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

Brian B. Hogan (1964)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President

 

Mr. Hogan also serves as Trustee or Vice President of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as a Director of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2014-present) and President of the Equity Division of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Chris Maher (1972)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

 

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

John F. Papandrea (1972)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2016

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer

 

Mr. Papandrea also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Papandrea is Vice President of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present).

Melissa M. Reilly (1971)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2014

Vice President of certain Equity Funds

 

Ms. Reilly also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Reilly is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer

 

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

Stacie M. Smith (1974)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

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

Renee Stagnone (1975)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

Ms. Stagnone also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1997-present).

Linda J. Wondrack (1964)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2014

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Ms. Wondrack also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Ms. Wondrack is Executive Vice President and head of the Ethics Office and Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Ms. Wondrack also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2014-present); Chief Compliance Officer of Impresa Management LLC (2013-present); and Chief Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm), FMR Investment Management (U.K.) Limited (investment adviser firm), Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) (investment adviser firm), Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm), FIAM LLC (investment adviser firm), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (investment adviser firm), Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC, and Northern Neck Investors LLC (2012-present). Previously, Ms. Wondrack served as Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2012-2016); Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (2005-2012); Chief Compliance Officer for certain funds within the Columbia Family of Funds (2007-2012); and Senior Vice President of Compliance Risk Management at Bank of America (2005-2010).

Joseph F. Zambello (1957)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Zambello also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1991-present). Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities:

 

Pay Date

Record Date

Capital Gains

Class A

02/12/16

02/12/16

$0.138

 

 

 

 

Class T

02/12/16

02/12/16

$0.138

 

 

 

 

Class B

02/12/16

02/12/16

$0.138

 

 

 

 

Class C

02/12/16

02/12/16

$0.138

The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2015 $157,060,580, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2016 of amounts for use in preparing 2015 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), 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 Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of 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 July 2015 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 relationship 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.

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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of 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 portfolio manager 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 and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees 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, training, 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, and compliance 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 FMR, the sub-advisers (together with FMR, the Investment Advisers), and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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Management Fees - continued

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

In 2014, the Board formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain index funds and diversified international funds; (v) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options for Fidelity funds of funds, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through fund mergers; (vii) launching active fixed-income exchange-traded funds; (viii) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and information security and to increase efficiency; (ix) implementing investment enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's target date product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their goals; (x) modifying the eligibility criteria for certain share classes to accommodate roll-over assets from employer-sponsored retirement plans; (xi) launching a new Class W of the Freedom Index Funds to attract and retain Fidelity record-kept retirement plan assets; and (xii) implementing changes to Fidelity's money market product line in response to recent money market regulatory reforms.

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

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The Board took into account discussions with 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, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or 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 net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

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, as shown below. Returns are shown compared to the 25th percentile (top of box, 75% beaten) and 75th percentile (bottom of box, 25% beaten) of the peer universe.

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Management Fees - continued

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The Board has discussed the fund's underperformance with FMR and has engaged with FMR to consider what steps might be taken to remediate the fund's underperformance.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the 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." 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 without taking into account performance adjustments, if any. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2014.

The Board noted that, in 2014, the ad hoc Committee on Group Fee was formed by it and other Fidelity fund boards to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. Committee focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component 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.

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Management Fees - continued

The Board also noted that, in 2013, the ad hoc Committee on Management Fees was formed to conduct an in-depth review of the management fee rates of Fidelity's active equity mutual funds. The Committee focused on the following areas: (i) standard fee structures; (ii) research consumption and trading evolution; (iii) management fee competitiveness/profitability by category; and (iv) factors that drive institutional pricing.

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

Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted 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 each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, and Class Z ranked below its competitive median for 2014 and the total expense ratio of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2014. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class T was above the competitive median primarily because of higher 12b-1 fees on Class T as compared to most competitor funds. Class T has a higher 12b-1 fee, but a lower front-end sales charge, than traditionally priced front-end sales charge classes. The Board considered that Class T is primarily sold load-waived in the retirement plan market where its 0.50% 12b-1 fee is comparable to competing no-load, higher 12b-1 fee classes designed specifically for retirement plans. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.

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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 the findings of the 2013 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that, although Class T was above the median of the universe presented for comparison, the total expense ratio of each class of the fund 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 relationship 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 fund profitability 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 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.

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Management Fees - continued

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 also noted that in 2013, it and the boards of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under FMR's management plus sector fund assets previously under FMR's management and currently managed by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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

Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the various share classes employed by Fidelity and the attributes of each class, together with similar information on the distribution and servicing payments made by Fidelity or the funds to third-party participants in the distribution channels; (iii) fund profitability, and fund performance in relation to fund profitability; (iv) the methodology with respect to evaluating competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) annual fund profitability margins, with particular focus on certain funds with negative margins; (vi) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vii) economies of scale and the way in which they are shared with fund shareholders; (viii) Fidelity's group fee structures, including the group fee schedule of breakpoints; (ix) the impact of cost containment measures on the funds; and (x) the transfer agent fee structure.

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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.

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company

Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Investment Management
(U.K.) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Limited

FMR Co., Inc.

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Custodian

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Boston, MA

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Contents Performance: The Bottom Line Management's Discussion of Fund Performance Shareholder Expense Example Investment Changes (Unaudited) Investments December 31, 2015 Financial Statements Notes to Financial Statements Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Trustees and Officers Distributions (Unaudited) Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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Mid Cap II

Fund - Class I

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Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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

Investments

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

Financial Statements

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

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

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Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended December 31, 2015

 

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Class I

 

-1.52%

7.86%

7.28%

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Mid Cap II Fund - Class I on December 31, 2005. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P MidCap 400® Index performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: U.S. stocks gained modestly in 2015, rebounding from a steep decline in August and September over worries about China's slowing economic growth. The S&P 500® index rose 1.38% for the period, its lowest calendar-year return since 2008. After the late-summer rout, stocks sharply reversed course in October, lifted by the Federal Reserve's decision to put off raising near-term interest rates until mid-December. Investors also were encouraged by an interest-rate cut in China and economic stimulus in Europe. Overall, growth stocks fared much better than their value counterparts, as investors sought growth in a subpar economic environment. This helped lift the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index® 6.96% for the year. Sector performance in the broader market was split, with five of 10 sectors in the S&P 500® gaining ground and five retreating. Consumer discretionary (+10%) led the way, benefiting from rising personal income and low inflation. Health care (+7%), consumer staples (+7%) and information technology (+6%) also outpaced the broad market amid strong fundamentals. Conversely, the energy sector (-21%) was by far the worst performer, stung by deflated commodity prices that also hit materials (-8%). The defensive, but rate-sensitive utilities sector (-5%) lost ground on the cusp of Fed tightening, while industrials (-3%) were dragged down with energy prices and a slower-growing China.

Comments from Portfolio Manager Thomas Allen: For the full-year period, the fund's share classes recorded small declines that, overall, were roughly in line with the -2.18% return of the benchmark S&P MidCap 400 index. Positioning in information technology, energy, materials and health care aided the fund's performance versus the index. Underweighting the lower end of the benchmark's market capitalization spectrum also was helpful, as larger-caps tended to perform better this period. At the stock level, Global Payments was the fund's top contributor. The provider of payment processing services announced strong quarterly results in both July and October, which aided its stock. Electronic Arts, a leading maker of video games, also was helpful, as were Freescale Semiconductor and Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors. All three were non-index positions. NXP closed a deal to buy Freescale during the period. Conversely, performance was hampered by stock picking in industrials and financials. In the former category, a non-index position in Spirit Airlines was by far our biggest relative detractor. Another detractor from transportation - a group where I reduced the fund's allocation during the period - was less-than-truckload (LTL) hauler and logistics provider Saia. One detractor from the technology sector was Belden, a manufacturer of networking, connectivity and cable products.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Shareholder Expense Example - continued

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio
B

Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2015

Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2015

Expenses Paid
During Period
C
July 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015

Class A

1.06%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 934.90

$ 5.17

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.86

$ 5.40

Class T

1.29%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 934.10

$ 6.29

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.70

$ 6.56

Class B

1.89%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 931.60

$ 9.20

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,015.68

$ 9.60

Class C

1.82%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 931.60

$ 8.86

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.03

$ 9.25

Class I

.77%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 936.70

$ 3.76

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.32

$ 3.92

Class Z

.64%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 937.10

$ 3.12

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.98

$ 3.26

A 5% return per year before expenses

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

C Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2015

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Global Payments, Inc.

1.6

1.4

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

1.1

1.0

CBRE Group, Inc.

1.1

1.1

Electronic Arts, Inc.

1.1

1.1

Total System Services, Inc.

1.0

1.0

Cardinal Health, Inc.

1.0

1.1

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

1.0

0.9

Textron, Inc.

1.0

1.2

CDW Corp.

0.9

0.8

Steris PLC

0.9

0.9

 

10.7

Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2015

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Information Technology

24.4

23.8

Financials

20.4

18.0

Consumer Discretionary

17.8

18.5

Industrials

14.5

15.5

Health Care

13.6

13.8

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of December 31, 2015*

As of June 30, 2015**

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Stocks 99.6%

 

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Stocks 99.5%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.4%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.5%

 

* Foreign investments

11.8%

 

** Foreign investments

11.6%

 

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Investments December 31, 2015

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.5%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 17.8%

Auto Components - 1.6%

Delphi Automotive PLC

165,196

$ 14,162,253

Gentex Corp.

797,914

12,774,603

Johnson Controls, Inc.

124,754

4,926,535

Modine Manufacturing Co. (a)

48,900

442,545

Tenneco, Inc. (a)

60,708

2,787,104

Visteon Corp.

80,246

9,188,167

 

44,281,207

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6%

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a)

621,900

13,544,982

ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. (a)

70,000

2,746,800

 

16,291,782

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.8%

Brinker International, Inc.

27,342

1,311,049

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (a)

29,500

4,709,675

DineEquity, Inc.

235,600

19,948,252

Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

159,200

2,485,112

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

24,798

553,623

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

200,879

8,806,535

Panera Bread Co. Class A (a)

33,100

6,447,218

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. Class A

321,600

11,503,632

The Restaurant Group PLC

57,000

576,022

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

265,878

19,316,037

 

75,657,155

Household Durables - 4.1%

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

34,500

959,790

Harman International Industries, Inc.

67,801

6,387,532

iRobot Corp. (a)(d)

8,600

304,440

Jarden Corp. (a)

422,200

24,116,064

Lennar Corp. Class A

431,200

21,089,992

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

13,000

2,462,070

NVR, Inc. (a)

13,570

22,295,510

PulteGroup, Inc.

1,184,700

21,111,354

Toll Brothers, Inc. (a)

350,000

11,655,000

Whirlpool Corp.

17,195

2,525,430

 

112,907,182

Leisure Products - 0.9%

Brunswick Corp.

165,000

8,334,150

Polaris Industries, Inc.

179,208

15,402,928

 

23,737,078

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued

Media - 1.6%

AMC Networks, Inc. Class A (a)

140,300

$ 10,477,604

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

757,694

17,639,116

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A

6,100

274,683

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (d)

127,100

4,116,769

MDC Partners, Inc. Class A

22,900

497,388

Naspers Ltd. Class N

20,600

2,815,697

News Corp. Class A

263,100

3,515,016

Omnicom Group, Inc.

45,900

3,472,794

 

42,809,067

Multiline Retail - 0.8%

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

298,700

23,065,614

Specialty Retail - 3.0%

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

17,600

13,057,616

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

174,600

6,172,110

Foot Locker, Inc.

221,833

14,439,110

GNC Holdings, Inc.

280,600

8,704,212

L Brands, Inc.

47,400

4,541,868

Party City Holdco, Inc.

61,400

792,674

Select Comfort Corp. (a)

24,100

515,981

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

116,422

14,400,237

TJX Companies, Inc.

179,200

12,707,072

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

123,600

2,811,900

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

62,500

3,650,625

 

81,793,405

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.4%

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

185,500

8,755,600

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)

425,530

18,833,958

Hanesbrands, Inc.

256,000

7,534,080

Kate Spade & Co. (a)

122,700

2,180,379

Page Industries Ltd.

7,027

1,417,091

PVH Corp.

151,900

11,187,435

Ralph Lauren Corp.

89,400

9,966,312

VF Corp.

70,324

4,377,669

 

64,252,524

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

484,795,014

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.2%

Beverages - 0.8%

C&C Group PLC

483,326

$ 1,950,270

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

219,303

20,439,040

 

22,389,310

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.9%

CVS Health Corp.

138,590

13,549,944

Kroger Co.

278,800

11,662,204

 

25,212,148

Food Products - 0.5%

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.

24,000

276,480

Archer Daniels Midland Co.

43,067

1,579,698

Britannia Industries Ltd.

4,994

222,928

Bunge Ltd.

128,330

8,762,372

Ingredion, Inc.

19,749

1,892,744

 

12,734,222

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

60,335,680

ENERGY - 3.1%

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.1%

Baker Hughes, Inc.

86,700

4,001,205

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

161,400

9,559,722

Ensco PLC Class A

35,700

549,423

Halliburton Co.

280,400

9,544,816

Oceaneering International, Inc.

189,600

7,113,792

 

30,768,958

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.0%

Apache Corp.

128,368

5,708,525

Cimarex Energy Co.

99,847

8,924,325

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

22,154

443,080

Emerald Oil, Inc. warrants 2/4/16 (a)

2,844

0

Energen Corp.

8,961

367,311

EOG Resources, Inc.

17,400

1,231,746

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

185,100

6,026,856

PDC Energy, Inc. (a)

25,300

1,350,514

Phillips 66 Co.

78,260

6,401,668

Rice Energy, Inc. (a)

27,500

299,750

SM Energy Co.

92,700

1,822,482

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)(d)

433,700

3,083,607

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

ENERGY - continued

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued

Suncor Energy, Inc.

600,400

$ 15,499,232

Western Refining, Inc.

49,000

1,745,380

 

52,904,476

TOTAL ENERGY

83,673,434

FINANCIALS - 20.3%

Banks - 6.4%

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

540,367

6,127,762

CIT Group, Inc.

176,100

6,991,170

Comerica, Inc.

267,040

11,170,283

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

278,255

11,836,968

CVB Financial Corp.

389,200

6,585,264

First Citizen Bancshares, Inc.

15,200

3,924,184

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

384,000

3,482,880

First Republic Bank

184,400

12,181,464

Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (a)

129,596

2,490,835

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

1,623,357

17,954,328

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

918,100

11,421,164

Lakeland Financial Corp.

229,786

10,712,623

M&T Bank Corp.

135,200

16,383,536

PacWest Bancorp

202,055

8,708,571

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

85,600

4,096,816

Regions Financial Corp.

1,304,600

12,524,160

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

365,115

15,641,527

UMB Financial Corp.

265,500

12,359,025

Valley National Bancorp

88,600

872,710

 

175,465,270

Capital Markets - 3.1%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

94,987

10,108,517

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)

61,000

1,808,040

Franklin Resources, Inc.

66,500

2,448,530

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

80,300

2,297,383

Invesco Ltd.

598,200

20,027,736

Lazard Ltd. Class A

280,268

12,614,863

Legg Mason, Inc.

82,200

3,224,706

PJT Partners, Inc. (a)

11,572

327,372

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

278,524

16,146,036

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Capital Markets - continued

Stifel Financial Corp. (a)

199,900

$ 8,467,764

The Blackstone Group LP

274,419

8,024,012

 

85,494,959

Consumer Finance - 1.6%

American Express Co.

21,615

1,503,323

Capital One Financial Corp.

164,300

11,859,174

Discover Financial Services

83,100

4,455,822

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a)

121,700

5,055,418

SLM Corp. (a)

2,971,669

19,375,282

Synchrony Financial (a)

54,500

1,657,345

 

43,906,364

Diversified Financial Services - 1.2%

CRISIL Ltd.

27,931

827,436

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

275,871

27,195,363

Moody's Corp.

55,100

5,528,734

 

33,551,533

Insurance - 4.5%

ACE Ltd.

11,000

1,285,350

AFLAC, Inc.

241,500

14,465,850

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

19,464

583,220

Brown & Brown, Inc.

18,900

606,690

First American Financial Corp.

489,700

17,580,230

Hiscox Ltd.

597,954

9,291,050

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

393,315

21,809,317

Primerica, Inc.

188,858

8,919,763

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

378,700

17,033,926

Progressive Corp.

108,700

3,456,660

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

228,891

19,581,625

The Chubb Corp.

49,000

6,499,360

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

3,000

338,580

 

121,451,621

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.4%

Ladder Capital Corp. Class A

474,242

5,890,086

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

39,796

3,613,875

SL Green Realty Corp.

2,800

316,344

VEREIT, Inc.

258,600

2,048,112

 

11,868,417

Real Estate Management & Development - 2.2%

CBRE Group, Inc. (a)

850,291

29,403,063

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Real Estate Management & Development - continued

Colliers International Group, Inc.

8,200

$ 365,310

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

189,131

30,234,482

Realogy Holdings Corp. (a)

7,400

271,358

 

60,274,213

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.9%

Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. (a)

141,233

1,881,224

BofI Holding, Inc. (a)(d)

36,400

766,220

Essent Group Ltd. (a)

827,129

18,105,854

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

115,375

2,192,749

 

22,946,047

TOTAL FINANCIALS

554,958,424

HEALTH CARE - 13.6%

Biotechnology - 0.9%

Amgen, Inc.

11,000

1,785,630

Baxalta, Inc.

117,700

4,593,831

Biogen, Inc. (a)

18,500

5,667,475

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

2,900

303,804

Medivation, Inc. (a)

6,800

328,712

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

66,300

10,383,243

 

23,062,695

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.3%

Alere, Inc. (a)

12,000

469,080

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

59,000

9,091,310

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

1,273,010

23,474,304

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

267,700

16,289,545

Hologic, Inc. (a)

532,300

20,594,687

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

21,300

1,315,701

Steris PLC

322,600

24,304,684

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

212,000

21,749,080

 

117,288,391

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.8%

Cardinal Health, Inc.

317,355

28,330,281

Cigna Corp.

32,900

4,814,257

Community Health Systems, Inc. (a)

162,400

4,308,472

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (a)

250,000

17,427,500

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

216,355

14,632,089

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

116,800

14,441,152

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

HEALTH CARE - continued

Health Care Providers & Services - continued

McKesson Corp.

85,906

$ 16,943,240

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

10,700

643,391

Surgery Partners, Inc. (a)(d)

62,300

1,276,527

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. (a)

35,300

1,405,293

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

2,100

250,929

 

104,473,131

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.5%

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

279,195

11,673,143

Bruker Corp. (a)

211,300

5,128,251

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

163,530

23,196,731

 

39,998,125

Pharmaceuticals - 3.1%

Allergan PLC (a)

63,894

19,966,875

Catalent, Inc. (a)

170,100

4,257,603

Endo Health Solutions, Inc. (a)

297,900

18,237,438

Horizon Pharma PLC (a)

56,300

1,220,021

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

136,966

19,251,941

Perrigo Co. PLC

3,600

520,920

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR

325,282

21,351,510

 

84,806,308

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

369,628,650

INDUSTRIALS - 14.5%

Aerospace & Defense - 2.4%

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

135,578

9,287,093

Esterline Technologies Corp. (a)

78,644

6,370,164

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

81,300

10,312,905

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

152,300

14,057,290

Textron, Inc.

627,163

26,347,118

 

66,374,570

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.9%

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

83,700

5,191,074

FedEx Corp.

124,846

18,600,806

 

23,791,880

Airlines - 1.4%

Allegiant Travel Co.

21,700

3,641,911

Copa Holdings SA Class A

23,000

1,109,980

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Airlines - continued

Southwest Airlines Co.

269,962

$ 11,624,564

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a)

513,245

20,452,813

 

36,829,268

Building Products - 0.5%

A.O. Smith Corp.

68,200

5,224,802

Lennox International, Inc.

71,889

8,978,936

 

14,203,738

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.1%

Copart, Inc. (a)

36,400

1,383,564

G&K Services, Inc. Class A

66,800

4,201,720

Herman Miller, Inc.

100,000

2,870,000

HNI Corp.

75,080

2,707,385

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

106,592

3,947,102

Knoll, Inc.

350,200

6,583,760

Matthews International Corp. Class A

35,500

1,897,475

Multi-Color Corp.

22,500

1,345,725

Republic Services, Inc.

101,552

4,467,272

 

29,404,003

Construction & Engineering - 1.1%

AECOM (a)

10,600

318,318

EMCOR Group, Inc.

308,921

14,840,565

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a)

261,076

10,952,138

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

123,151

2,493,808

 

28,604,829

Electrical Equipment - 0.1%

AMETEK, Inc.

60,900

3,263,631

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

5,400

554,094

 

3,817,725

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.6%

Roper Technologies, Inc.

79,856

15,155,870

Machinery - 4.5%

AGCO Corp.

232,500

10,553,175

Caterpillar, Inc.

18,763

1,275,133

Colfax Corp. (a)

267,780

6,252,663

Cummins, Inc.

69,457

6,112,911

Deere & Co. (d)

120,700

9,205,789

IDEX Corp.

5,654

433,153

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

146,593

13,586,239

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

214,572

11,863,686

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Machinery - continued

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (d)

289,643

$ 4,446,020

Mueller Industries, Inc.

236,240

6,402,104

Rexnord Corp. (a)

1,207,395

21,877,997

Snap-On, Inc.

54,300

9,308,649

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

25,500

2,721,615

Valmont Industries, Inc.

48,423

5,133,806

Wabtec Corp.

38,240

2,719,629

Woodward, Inc.

174,941

8,687,570

Xylem, Inc.

90,100

3,288,650

 

123,868,789

Professional Services - 0.7%

CEB, Inc.

76,800

4,714,752

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

142,884

14,849,934

 

19,564,686

Road & Rail - 0.6%

ArcBest Corp.

10,300

220,317

CSX Corp.

63,900

1,658,205

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

17,700

1,298,472

Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. (a)

92,200

5,446,254

Saia, Inc. (a)

253,524

5,640,909

Swift Transporation Co. (a)

198,200

2,739,124

 

17,003,281

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.6%

Air Lease Corp. Class A

348,388

11,664,030

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a)

28,100

843,843

Misumi Group, Inc.

254,400

3,514,194

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

37,200

1,624,896

 

17,646,963

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

396,265,602

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 24.4%

Communications Equipment - 1.1%

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

285,045

2,616,713

CommScope Holding Co., Inc. (a)

413,491

10,705,282

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

152,055

14,743,253

Juniper Networks, Inc.

64,905

1,791,378

 

29,856,626

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Electronic Equipment & Components - 4.3%

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

222,423

$ 12,050,878

Avnet, Inc.

282,937

12,121,021

Belden, Inc.

292,500

13,946,400

CDW Corp.

607,851

25,554,056

IPG Photonics Corp. (a)(d)

108,100

9,638,196

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

85,500

1,991,295

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

119,947

3,398,099

Littelfuse, Inc.

9,900

1,059,399

Methode Electronics, Inc. Class A

180,500

5,745,315

TE Connectivity Ltd.

246,030

15,895,998

Trimble Navigation Ltd. (a)

564,000

12,097,800

Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a)

52,700

3,670,555

 

117,169,012

Internet Software & Services - 0.7%

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

20,173

15,308,886

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

180,200

3,528,314

 

18,837,200

IT Services - 10.3%

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)

75,705

20,937,732

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. (a)

510,450

22,566,995

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

103,954

5,585,448

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a)

24,900

1,494,498

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

328,291

23,778,117

EVERTEC, Inc.

343,756

5,754,475

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

331,443

20,085,446

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

239,794

21,931,559

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

131,664

18,818,736

Genpact Ltd. (a)

916,143

22,885,252

Global Payments, Inc.

655,942

42,314,817

Maximus, Inc.

150,400

8,460,000

The Western Union Co.

499,500

8,946,045

Total System Services, Inc.

575,247

28,647,301

Vantiv, Inc. (a)

193,700

9,185,254

Visa, Inc. Class A

139,500

10,818,225

Xerox Corp.

918,915

9,768,066

 

281,977,966

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.0%

Atmel Corp.

607,800

5,233,158

Broadcom Corp. Class A

254,500

14,715,190

Cree, Inc. (a)

273,400

7,291,578

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - continued

Intersil Corp. Class A

234,300

$ 2,989,668

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

198,400

7,539,200

Microchip Technology, Inc. (d)

35,052

1,631,320

NVIDIA Corp.

488,443

16,099,081

NXP Semiconductors NV (a)

266,938

22,489,527

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

25,550

1,300,495

Semtech Corp. (a)

111,400

2,107,688

 

81,396,905

Software - 3.9%

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

470,840

18,226,216

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

817,700

17,016,337

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

417,810

28,711,903

Fair Isaac Corp.

114,500

10,783,610

Intuit, Inc.

65,906

6,359,929

Parametric Technology Corp. (a)

306,373

10,609,697

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

302,600

13,801,586

 

105,509,278

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.1%

EMC Corp.

367,367

9,433,985

SanDisk Corp.

146,000

11,094,540

Western Digital Corp.

159,500

9,577,975

 

30,106,500

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

664,853,487

MATERIALS - 3.0%

Chemicals - 2.1%

Albemarle Corp. U.S.

265,842

14,889,810

Ashland, Inc.

28,257

2,901,994

Eastman Chemical Co.

184,700

12,469,097

Ferro Corp. (a)

547,104

6,083,796

PolyOne Corp.

316,457

10,050,674

PPG Industries, Inc.

34,200

3,379,644

Praxair, Inc.

63,000

6,451,200

 

56,226,215

Containers & Packaging - 0.4%

Aptargroup, Inc.

62,200

4,518,830

WestRock Co.

176,400

8,047,368

 

12,566,198

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

MATERIALS - continued

Metals & Mining - 0.2%

B2Gold Corp. (a)

2,774,500

$ 2,807,184

New Gold, Inc. (a)

671,800

1,563,342

Randgold Resources Ltd. sponsored ADR

14,000

867,020

 

5,237,546

Paper & Forest Products - 0.3%

Boise Cascade Co. (a)

337,100

8,606,163

TOTAL MATERIALS

82,636,122

UTILITIES - 0.6%

Electric Utilities - 0.5%

Exelon Corp.

378,800

10,519,276

OGE Energy Corp.

96,817

2,545,319

 

13,064,595

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.0%

Calpine Corp. (a)

58,500

846,495

Dynegy, Inc. (a)

87,108

1,167,247

 

2,013,742

Multi-Utilities - 0.1%

CMS Energy Corp.

52,627

1,898,782

NiSource, Inc.

22,154

432,225

 

2,331,007

TOTAL UTILITIES

17,409,344

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,422,616,627)


2,714,555,757

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1%

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS - 0.1%

Capital Markets - 0.1%

GMAC Capital Trust I Series 2, 8.125%

(Cost $2,882,947)

140,930


3,573,985

Money Market Funds - 1.3%

Shares

Value

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.33% (b)

14,829,408

$ 14,829,408

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.35% (b)(c)

21,287,730

21,287,730

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $36,117,138)


36,117,138

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.9%

(Cost $2,461,616,712)

2,754,246,880

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.9)%

(25,753,196)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 2,728,493,684

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

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

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

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

Affiliated Central Funds

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

Fund

Income earned

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

$ 27,550

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

146,770

Total

$ 174,320

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2015, 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 in the table 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:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 484,795,014

$ 480,008,603

$ 4,786,411

$ -

Consumer Staples

60,335,680

60,112,752

222,928

-

Energy

83,673,434

83,673,434

-

-

Financials

558,532,409

554,929,004

3,603,405

-

Health Care

369,628,650

369,628,650

-

-

Industrials

396,265,602

392,751,408

3,514,194

-

Information Technology

664,853,487

661,325,173

3,528,314

-

Materials

82,636,122

82,636,122

-

-

Utilities

17,409,344

17,409,344

-

-

Money Market Funds

36,117,138

36,117,138

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 2,754,246,880

$ 2,738,591,628

$ 15,655,252

$ -

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows (Unaudited):

United States of America

88.2%

Bermuda

3.8%

Ireland

2.6%

Canada

1.0%

Others (Individually Less Than 1%)

4.4%

 

100.0%

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

Annual Report


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $20,898,043) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,425,499,574)

$ 2,718,129,742

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $36,117,138)

36,117,138

 

Total Investments (cost $2,461,616,712)

 

$ 2,754,246,880

Foreign currency held at value (cost $307)

308

Receivable for investments sold

804,632

Receivable for fund shares sold

3,085,127

Dividends receivable

2,985,445

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

21,053

Prepaid expenses

6,125

Other receivables

8,322

Total assets

2,761,157,892

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 3,907,014

Payable for fund shares redeemed

5,040,435

Accrued management fee

1,266,870

Distribution and service plan fees payable

562,504

Other affiliated payables

542,567

Other payables and accrued expenses

57,088

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

21,287,730

Total liabilities

32,664,208

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 2,728,493,684

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 2,423,079,552

Undistributed net investment income

27,571

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

12,757,721

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

292,628,840

Net Assets

$ 2,728,493,684

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

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($827,590,068 ÷ 46,902,842 shares)

$ 17.64

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $17.64)

$ 18.72

Class T:
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($384,754,527 ÷ 22,269,314 shares)

$ 17.28

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $17.28)

$ 17.91

Class B:
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($12,623,841 ÷ 782,173 shares)A

$ 16.14

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($252,139,626 ÷ 15,622,687 shares)A

$ 16.14

 

 

 

Class I:
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,225,670,041 ÷ 67,687,594 shares)

$ 18.11

 

 

 

Class Z:
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($25,715,581 ÷ 1,420,078 shares)

$ 18.11

A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

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

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

 

Year ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Investment Income

 

 

Dividends

 

$ 32,965,031

Interest

 

5

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

174,320

Total income

 

33,139,356

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 16,281,330

Transfer agent fees

5,910,596

Distribution and service plan fees

7,293,570

Accounting and security lending fees

883,648

Custodian fees and expenses

67,424

Independent trustees' compensation

12,752

Registration fees

124,559

Audit

82,765

Legal

7,993

Interest

1,706

Miscellaneous

20,520

Total expenses before reductions

30,686,863

Expense reductions

(103,760)

30,583,103

Net investment income (loss)

2,556,253

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

170,857,734

Foreign currency transactions

21,500

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

170,879,234

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

(217,717,971)

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

334

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(217,717,637)

Net gain (loss)

(46,838,403)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (44,282,150)

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Year ended
December 31, 2015

Year ended
December 31, 2014

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 2,556,253

$ (3,287,897)

Net realized gain (loss)

170,879,234

445,778,441

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(217,717,637)

(267,126,396)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operation

(44,282,150)

175,364,148

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(1,692,772)

-

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(124,376,838)

(436,123,277)

Total distributions

(126,069,610)

(436,123,277)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(124,725,093)

68,144,327

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(295,076,853)

(192,614,802)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

3,023,570,537

3,216,185,339

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $27,571 and accumulated net investment loss of $38,431, respectively)

$ 2,728,493,684

$ 3,023,570,537

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class A

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 18.83

$ 20.78

$ 17.43

$ 16.02

$ 17.90

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .01

  (.02)

  .01

  .07

  (.05)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.36)

  1.13

  5.99

  2.22

  (1.83)

Total from investment operations

  (.35)

  1.11

  6.00

  2.29

  (1.88)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.65)

  (.88)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 17.64

$ 18.83

$ 20.78

$ 17.43

$ 16.02

Total ReturnA, B

  (1.85)%

  5.93%

  35.43%

  14.41%

  (10.50)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.06%

  1.07%

  1.10%

  1.15%

  1.16%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.05%

  1.07%

  1.10%

  1.15%

  1.16%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.05%

  1.06%

  1.09%

  1.13%

  1.15%

Net investment income (loss)

  .06%

  (.09)%

  .06%

  .38%

  (.27)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 827,590

$ 944,824

$ 1,079,380

$ 929,707

$ 1,323,551

Portfolio turnover rateE

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

D Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class T

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 18.50

$ 20.52

$ 17.23

$ 15.88

$ 17.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  (.03)

  (.07)

  (.03)

  .03

  (.08)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.35)

  1.11

  5.92

  2.20

  (1.83)

Total from investment operations

  (.38)

  1.04

  5.89

  2.23

  (1.91)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.60)

  (.88)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 17.28

$ 18.50

$ 20.52

$ 17.23

$ 15.88

Total ReturnA, B

  (2.04)%

  5.66%

  35.23%

  14.16%

  (10.74)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.29%

  1.30%

  1.32%

  1.35%

  1.35%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.29%

  1.30%

  1.32%

  1.35%

  1.35%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.29%

  1.29%

  1.31%

  1.33%

  1.34%

Net investment income (loss)

  (.17)%

  (.32)%

  (.16)%

  .18%

  (.46)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 384,755

$ 429,512

$ 461,205

$ 388,598

$ 420,604

Portfolio turnover rateE

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

D Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class B

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 17.44

$ 19.63

$ 16.55

$ 15.37

$ 17.31

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  (.14)

  (.18)

  (.14)

  (.06)

  (.17)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.32)

  1.05

  5.67

  2.12

  (1.77)

Total from investment operations

  (.46)

  .87

  5.53

  2.06

  (1.94)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.45)

  (.88)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 16.14

$ 17.44

$ 19.63

$ 16.55

$ 15.37

Total ReturnA, B

  (2.62)%

  5.04%

  34.42%

  13.52%

  (11.21)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.89%

  1.90%

  1.90%

  1.91%

  1.91%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.89%

  1.90%

  1.90%

  1.91%

  1.91%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.89%

  1.89%

  1.89%

  1.88%

  1.90%

Net investment income (loss)

  (.77)%

  (.92)%

  (.74)%

  (.38)%

  (1.02)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 12,624

$ 23,440

$ 35,770

$ 43,996

$ 57,534

Portfolio turnover rateE

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.

C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

D Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class C

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 17.43

$ 19.61

$ 16.58

$ 15.39

$ 17.32

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  (.12)

  (.16)

  (.13)

  (.06)

  (.17)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.33)

  1.04

  5.67

  2.13

  (1.76)

Total from investment operations

  (.45)

  .88

  5.54

  2.07

  (1.93)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.51)

  (.88)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 16.14

$ 17.43

$ 19.61

$ 16.58

$ 15.39

Total ReturnA, B

  (2.57)%

  5.09%

  34.47%

  13.57%

  (11.14)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.82%

  1.83%

  1.85%

  1.88%

  1.87%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.82%

  1.83%

  1.85%

  1.88%

  1.87%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.82%

  1.82%

  1.84%

  1.86%

  1.86%

Net investment income (loss)

  (.70)%

  (.85)%

  (.69)%

  (.35)%

  (.98)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 252,140

$ 277,963

$ 301,398

$ 233,542

$ 258,215

Portfolio turnover rateE

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.

C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

D Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class I

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 19.27

$ 21.16

$ 17.70

$ 16.25

$ 18.12

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)B

  .07

  .03

  .06

  .11

  -F

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.37)

  1.14

  6.09

  2.26

  (1.87)

Total from investment operations

  (.30)

  1.17

  6.15

  2.37

  (1.87)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.03)

  -

  (.02)

  (.04)

  -

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.67)

  (.88)

  -

Total distributions

  (.86)G

  (3.06)

  (2.69)

  (.92)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 18.11

$ 19.27

$ 21.16

$ 17.70

$ 16.25

Total Return A

  (1.52)%

  6.11%

  35.81%

  14.67%

  (10.32)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsC, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .77%

  .85%

  .89%

  .90%

  .90%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .77%

  .85%

  .89%

  .90%

  .90%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .77%

  .85%

  .88%

  .88%

  .89%

Net investment income (loss)

  .35%

  .13%

  .28%

  .63%

  (.02)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,225,670

$ 1,324,447

$ 1,326,260

$ 966,792

$ 972,531

Portfolio turnover rateD

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

F Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

G Total distributions of $.86 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.025 and distributions from net realized gain of $.837 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class Z

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 19.27

$ 21.11

$ 21.33

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)D

  .09

  .07

  .04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.36)

  1.15

  2.26

Total from investment operations

  (.27)

  1.22

  2.30

Distributions from net investment income

  (.05)

  -

  (.08)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.44)

Total distributions

  (.89)

  (3.06)

  (2.52)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 18.11

$ 19.27

$ 21.11

Total ReturnB, C

  (1.38)%

  6.36%

  11.35%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsE, H

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .64%

  .64%

  .65%A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .64%

  .64%

  .65%A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .64%

  .63%

  .64%A

Net investment income (loss)

  .48%

  .34%

  .52%A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 25,716

$ 23,384

$ 12,172

Portfolio turnover rateF

  27%

  144%

  134%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

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

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E 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.

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

G For the period August 13, 2013 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2013.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended December 31, 2015

1. Organization.

Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series I (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Class I (formerly Institutional Class) and Class Z shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class B shares are closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .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 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:

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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 Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) Fair Value Committee (the Committee). 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. 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:

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

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Investment Valuation - continued

For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (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 December 31, 2015 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Subsequent to

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Transactions and Income - continued

ex-dividend date the Fund determines the components of these distributions, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2015, 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. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.

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Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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 foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, equity-debt classifications, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 505,784,680

Gross unrealized depreciation

(219,029,246)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities

$ 286,755,434

Tax Cost

$ 2,467,491,446

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 67,572

Undistributed long-term capital gain

$ 20,334,590

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 286,754,106

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 prior fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.

Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (1,702,134)

The Fund acquired $1,702,134 of capital loss carryforward as part of a merger in a prior period. The losses acquired that will be available to offset future capital gains of the Fund will be limited to approximately $1,702,134 per year.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

December 31, 2015

December 31, 2014

Ordinary Income

$ 1,692,772

$ 10,986,536

Long-term Capital Gains

124,376,838

425,136,741

Total

$ 126,069,610

$ 436,123,277

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $801,392,635 and $1,047,318,703, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .25% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .55% of the Fund's average net assets.

Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 2,289,051

$ 5,170

Class T

.25%

.25%

2,099,471

-

Class B

.75%

.25%

180,068

135,051

Class C

.75%

.25%

2,724,980

161,142

 

 

 

$ 7,293,570

$ 301,363

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Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges range from 5.00% to 1.00% for Class B shares, 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.

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

 

Retained
by FDC

Class A

$ 158,437

Class T

23,363

Class B A

6,872

Class C A

14,898

 

$ 203,570

A When Class B and Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.

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

 

Amount

% of
Class-Level Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 1,990,905

.22

Class T

858,196

.20

Class B

53,489

.30

Class C

631,031

.23

Class I

2,364,962

.18

Class Z

12,013

.05

 

$ 5,910,596

 

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $18,399 for the period.

Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:

Borrower or Lender

Average Loan
Balance

Weighted Average
Interest Rate

Interest Expense

Borrower

$ 16,283,000

.34%

$ 1,706

Interfund Trades. The Funds 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.

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6. 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 $4,323 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the Fund. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) 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 invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. At period end, there were no security loans outstanding with FCM. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $146,770, including $387 from securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $22,866 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the

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Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $578.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $12,163 and a portion of class-level operating expenses as follows:

 

Amount

Class A

$ 22,714

Class T

9,940

Class B

112

Class C

6,421

Class I

28,966

 

$ 68,153

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

From net investment income

 

 

Class I

$ 1,623,733

$ -

Class Z

69,039

-

Total

$ 1,692,772

$ -

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ 37,839,493

$ 137,322,056

Class T

17,875,839

62,445,073

Class B

643,299

3,852,399

Class C

12,521,859

43,029,289

Class I

54,363,304

186,411,319

Class Z

1,133,044

3,063,141

Total

$ 124,376,838

$ 436,123,277

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10. Share Transactions.

Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2015

2014

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

5,099,446

5,220,254

$ 98,167,613

$ 107,688,537

Reinvestment of distributions

2,120,353

7,296,468

37,169,879

134,255,373

Shares redeemed

(10,494,356)

(14,276,131)

(201,290,163)

(294,576,344)

Net increase (decrease)

(3,274,557)

(1,759,409)

$ (65,952,671)

$ (52,632,434)

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

3,175,264

3,124,595

$ 60,037,699

$ 62,967,838

Reinvestment of distributions

1,022,429

3,367,729

17,555,104

60,925,223

Shares redeemed

(5,146,351)

(5,752,274)

(96,828,877)

(116,971,540)

Net increase (decrease)

(948,658)

740,050

$ (19,236,074)

$ 6,921,521

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

8,963

22,395

$ 158,780

$ 418,800

Reinvestment of distributions

38,664

215,538

620,174

3,696,342

Shares redeemed

(609,460)

(716,133)

(10,829,188)

(13,868,466)

Net increase (decrease)

(561,833)

(478,200)

$ (10,050,234)

$ (9,753,324)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

1,612,995

1,542,701

$ 28,542,239

$ 29,578,132

Reinvestment of distributions

722,162

2,310,616

11,583,560

39,449,522

Shares redeemed

(2,660,929)

(3,277,603)

(47,073,906)

(63,561,286)

Net increase (decrease)

(325,772)

575,714

$ (6,948,107)

$ 5,466,368

Class I

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

12,712,026

14,246,143

$ 249,645,141

$ 300,374,725

Reinvestment of distributions

2,955,883

9,390,856

53,176,362

176,640,401

Shares redeemed

(16,706,325)

(17,598,999)

(329,330,057)

(372,200,164)

Net increase (decrease)

(1,038,416)

6,038,000

$ (26,508,554)

$ 104,814,962

Class Z

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

473,653

632,250

$ 9,240,826

$ 13,642,909

Reinvestment of distributions

66,819

163,698

1,202,083

3,063,141

Shares redeemed

(333,673)

(159,161)

(6,472,362)

(3,378,816)

Net increase (decrease)

206,799

636,787

$ 3,970,547

$ 13,327,234

11. Other.

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

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series I, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in 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. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also 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, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodians 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.

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund as of December 31, 2015, 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.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 18, 2016

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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 170 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 1-877-208-0098.

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.

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

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. In addition, the Independent Trustees have 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. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity® funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. 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."

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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+

James C. Curvey (1935)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

 

Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (investment adviser firm, 2009-present), and Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company). In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the board of Artis-Naples, Naples, Florida, and as a Trustee for Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Previously, Mr. Curvey served as a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2009-2014) and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2007-2014).

Charles S. Morrison (1960)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2014

Trustee

 

Mr. Morrison also serves as Trustee of other funds. He serves as a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (investment adviser firm, 2014-present), Director of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2014-present), President, Asset Management (2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-2014), President, Fixed Income (2011-2014), Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Bond Division.

* 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.

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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+

Dennis J. Dirks (1948)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Trustee

 

Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008), and as a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-2015). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (1953)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

 

Mr. Lacy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lacy serves as Chairman (2014-present) and a member (2010-present) of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes) and a Director of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). He is a Trustee of the California Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (2015-present) and a Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (2015-present). In addition, Mr. Lacy served as Senior Adviser (2007-2014) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity) and also served as Chief Executive Officer (2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation (retail) and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail, 2000-2005). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman (2008-2011) and a member (2006-2015) of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association and as a member of the Board of Directors for The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-2014), and Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2010-2014).

Ned C. Lautenbach (1944)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Trustee

Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Mr. Lautenbach also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial, 1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Artis-Naples in Naples, Florida (2012-present), a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present), and a member of the Board of Governors, State University System of Florida (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010), as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).

Joseph Mauriello (1944)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

 

Mr. Mauriello also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2015-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-2012).

Robert W. Selander (1950)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Trustee

 

Mr. Selander also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Selander serves as a Director of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2014-present) and a non-executive Chairman of Health Equity, Inc. (health savings custodian, 2015-present). Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds (2011), and Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (1944)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Trustee

 

Ms. Small also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present) of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.

William S. Stavropoulos (1939)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2002

Trustee

Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Mr. Stavropoulos also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals), a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), and Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously, Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012) and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-2012).

David M. Thomas (1949)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

 

Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), as a member of the Board of Directors (2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011).

+ 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.

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Advisory Board Members and Officers:

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

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation

Peter S. Lynch (1944)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board

 

Mr. Lynch also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR (investment adviser firm) and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).

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 (investment adviser firm, 2015-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).

William C. Coffey (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary

 

Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).

Jonathan Davis (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds, 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: 2008

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

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

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).

Scott C. Goebel (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2015

Vice President

 

Mr. Goebel serves as Vice President of other funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2001-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (investment adviser firm, 2010-2015), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (investment adviser firm, 2010-2015); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015) and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015); Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015) and FMR Investment Management (U.K.) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015); Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015); Secretary and CLO of certain Fidelity® funds (2008-2015); Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and certain funds (2007-2008); and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

Brian B. Hogan (1964)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President

 

Mr. Hogan also serves as Trustee or Vice President of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as a Director of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2014-present) and President of the Equity Division of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Chris Maher (1972)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

 

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

John F. Papandrea (1972)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2016

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer

 

Mr. Papandrea also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Papandrea is Vice President of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present).

Melissa M. Reilly (1971)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2014

Vice President of certain Equity Funds

 

Ms. Reilly also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Reilly is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer

 

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

Stacie M. Smith (1974)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

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

Renee Stagnone (1975)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

Ms. Stagnone also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1997-present).

Linda J. Wondrack (1964)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2014

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Ms. Wondrack also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Ms. Wondrack is Executive Vice President and head of the Ethics Office and Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Ms. Wondrack also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2014-present); Chief Compliance Officer of Impresa Management LLC (2013-present); and Chief Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm), FMR Investment Management (U.K.) Limited (investment adviser firm), Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) (investment adviser firm), Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm), FIAM LLC (investment adviser firm), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (investment adviser firm), Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC, and Northern Neck Investors LLC (2012-present). Previously, Ms. Wondrack served as Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2012-2016); Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (2005-2012); Chief Compliance Officer for certain funds within the Columbia Family of Funds (2007-2012); and Senior Vice President of Compliance Risk Management at Bank of America (2005-2010).

Joseph F. Zambello (1957)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Zambello also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1991-present). Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities:

 

Pay Date

Record Date

Capital Gains

Class I

02/12/16

02/12/16

$0.138

The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2015 $157,060,580, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

Class I designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Class I designates 100% of dividend distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2016 of amounts for use in preparing 2015 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), 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 Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of 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 July 2015 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 relationship 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.

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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of 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 portfolio manager 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 and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees 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, training, 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, and compliance 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 FMR, the sub-advisers (together with FMR, the Investment Advisers), and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

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

In 2014, the Board formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain index funds and diversified international funds; (v) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options for Fidelity funds of funds, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through fund mergers; (vii) launching active fixed-income exchange-traded funds; (viii) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and information security and to increase efficiency; (ix) implementing investment enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's target date product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their goals; (x) modifying the eligibility criteria for certain share classes to accommodate roll-over assets from employer-sponsored retirement plans; (xi) launching a new Class W of the Freedom Index Funds to attract and retain Fidelity record-kept retirement plan assets; and (xii) implementing changes to Fidelity's money market product line in response to recent money market regulatory reforms.

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

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The Board took into account discussions with 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, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or 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 net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

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, as shown below. Returns are shown compared to the 25th percentile (top of box, 75% beaten) and 75th percentile (bottom of box, 25% beaten) of the peer universe.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund

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The Board has discussed the fund's underperformance with FMR and has engaged with FMR to consider what steps might be taken to remediate the fund's underperformance.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the 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." 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 without taking into account performance adjustments, if any. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2014.

The Board noted that, in 2014, the ad hoc Committee on Group Fee was formed by it and other Fidelity fund boards to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. Committee focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component 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.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

The Board also noted that, in 2013, the ad hoc Committee on Management Fees was formed to conduct an in-depth review of the management fee rates of Fidelity's active equity mutual funds. The Committee focused on the following areas: (i) standard fee structures; (ii) research consumption and trading evolution; (iii) management fee competitiveness/profitability by category; and (iv) factors that drive institutional pricing.

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

Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted 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 each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, and Class Z ranked below its competitive median for 2014 and the total expense ratio of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2014. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class T was above the competitive median primarily because of higher 12b-1 fees on Class T as compared to most competitor funds. Class T has a higher 12b-1 fee, but a lower front-end sales charge, than traditionally priced front-end sales charge classes. The Board considered that Class T is primarily sold load-waived in the retirement plan market where its 0.50% 12b-1 fee is comparable to competing no-load, higher 12b-1 fee classes designed specifically for retirement plans. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.

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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 the findings of the 2013 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that, although Class T was above the median of the universe presented for comparison, the total expense ratio of each class of the fund 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 relationship 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 fund profitability 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 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.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

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 also noted that in 2013, it and the boards of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under FMR's management plus sector fund assets previously under FMR's management and currently managed by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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

Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the various share classes employed by Fidelity and the attributes of each class, together with similar information on the distribution and servicing payments made by Fidelity or the funds to third-party participants in the distribution channels; (iii) fund profitability, and fund performance in relation to fund profitability; (iv) the methodology with respect to evaluating competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) annual fund profitability margins, with particular focus on certain funds with negative margins; (vi) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vii) economies of scale and the way in which they are shared with fund shareholders; (viii) Fidelity's group fee structures, including the group fee schedule of breakpoints; (ix) the impact of cost containment measures on the funds; and (x) the transfer agent fee structure.

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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.

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company

Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Investment Management
(U.K.) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Limited

FMR Co., Inc.

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Custodian

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Boston, MA

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Contents Performance: The Bottom Line Management's Discussion of Fund Performance Shareholder Expense Example Investment Changes (Unaudited) Investments December 31, 2015 Financial Statements Notes to Financial Statements Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Trustees and Officers Distributions (Unaudited) Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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Fidelity
Advisor
®

Mid Cap II

Fund - Class Z

Annual Report

December 31, 2015

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Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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

Investments

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

Financial Statements

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

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended December 31, 2015

 

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Class ZA

 

-1.38%

7.95%

7.32%

A The initial offering of Class Z shares took place on August 13, 2013. Returns prior to August 13, 2013, are those of Class I.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Mid Cap II Fund - Class Z on December 31, 2005. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P MidCap 400® Index performed over the same period. See footnote A above for additional information regarding the performance of Class Z.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: U.S. stocks gained modestly in 2015, rebounding from a steep decline in August and September over worries about China's slowing economic growth. The S&P 500® index rose 1.38% for the period, its lowest calendar-year return since 2008. After the late-summer rout, stocks sharply reversed course in October, lifted by the Federal Reserve's decision to put off raising near-term interest rates until mid-December. Investors also were encouraged by an interest-rate cut in China and economic stimulus in Europe. Overall, growth stocks fared much better than their value counterparts, as investors sought growth in a subpar economic environment. This helped lift the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index® 6.96% for the year. Sector performance in the broader market was split, with five of 10 sectors in the S&P 500® gaining ground and five retreating. Consumer discretionary (+10%) led the way, benefiting from rising personal income and low inflation. Health care (+7%), consumer staples (+7%) and information technology (+6%) also outpaced the broad market amid strong fundamentals. Conversely, the energy sector (-21%) was by far the worst performer, stung by deflated commodity prices that also hit materials (-8%). The defensive, but rate-sensitive utilities sector (-5%) lost ground on the cusp of Fed tightening, while industrials (-3%) were dragged down with energy prices and a slower-growing China.

Comments from Portfolio Manager Thomas Allen: For the full-year period, the fund's share classes recorded small declines that, overall, were roughly in line with the -2.18% return of the benchmark S&P MidCap 400 index. Positioning in information technology, energy, materials and health care aided the fund's performance versus the index. Underweighting the lower end of the benchmark's market capitalization spectrum also was helpful, as larger-caps tended to perform better this period. At the stock level, Global Payments was the fund's top contributor. The provider of payment processing services announced strong quarterly results in both July and October, which aided its stock. Electronic Arts, a leading maker of video games, also was helpful, as were Freescale Semiconductor and Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors. All three were non-index positions. NXP closed a deal to buy Freescale during the period. Conversely, performance was hampered by stock picking in industrials and financials. In the former category, a non-index position in Spirit Airlines was by far our biggest relative detractor. Another detractor from transportation - a group where I reduced the fund's allocation during the period - was less-than-truckload (LTL) hauler and logistics provider Saia. One detractor from the technology sector was Belden, a manufacturer of networking, connectivity and cable products.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Annual Report

Shareholder Expense Example - continued

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio
B

Beginning
Account Value
July 1, 2015

Ending
Account Value
December 31, 2015

Expenses Paid
During Period
C
July 1, 2015 to
December 31, 2015

Class A

1.06%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 934.90

$ 5.17

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.86

$ 5.40

Class T

1.29%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 934.10

$ 6.29

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.70

$ 6.56

Class B

1.89%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 931.60

$ 9.20

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,015.68

$ 9.60

Class C

1.82%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 931.60

$ 8.86

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.03

$ 9.25

Class I

.77%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 936.70

$ 3.76

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.32

$ 3.92

Class Z

.64%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 937.10

$ 3.12

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.98

$ 3.26

A 5% return per year before expenses

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

C Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

Annual Report


Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2015

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Global Payments, Inc.

1.6

1.4

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

1.1

1.0

CBRE Group, Inc.

1.1

1.1

Electronic Arts, Inc.

1.1

1.1

Total System Services, Inc.

1.0

1.0

Cardinal Health, Inc.

1.0

1.1

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

1.0

0.9

Textron, Inc.

1.0

1.2

CDW Corp.

0.9

0.8

Steris PLC

0.9

0.9

 

10.7

Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2015

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Information Technology

24.4

23.8

Financials

20.4

18.0

Consumer Discretionary

17.8

18.5

Industrials

14.5

15.5

Health Care

13.6

13.8

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of December 31, 2015*

As of June 30, 2015**

mpz599673

Stocks 99.6%

 

mpz599675

Stocks 99.5%

 

mpz599677

Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.4%

 

mpz599679

Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.5%

 

* Foreign investments

11.8%

 

** Foreign investments

11.6%

 

mpz599681

Annual Report


Investments December 31, 2015

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.5%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 17.8%

Auto Components - 1.6%

Delphi Automotive PLC

165,196

$ 14,162,253

Gentex Corp.

797,914

12,774,603

Johnson Controls, Inc.

124,754

4,926,535

Modine Manufacturing Co. (a)

48,900

442,545

Tenneco, Inc. (a)

60,708

2,787,104

Visteon Corp.

80,246

9,188,167

 

44,281,207

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6%

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a)

621,900

13,544,982

ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. (a)

70,000

2,746,800

 

16,291,782

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.8%

Brinker International, Inc.

27,342

1,311,049

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (a)

29,500

4,709,675

DineEquity, Inc.

235,600

19,948,252

Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

159,200

2,485,112

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

24,798

553,623

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

200,879

8,806,535

Panera Bread Co. Class A (a)

33,100

6,447,218

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. Class A

321,600

11,503,632

The Restaurant Group PLC

57,000

576,022

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

265,878

19,316,037

 

75,657,155

Household Durables - 4.1%

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

34,500

959,790

Harman International Industries, Inc.

67,801

6,387,532

iRobot Corp. (a)(d)

8,600

304,440

Jarden Corp. (a)

422,200

24,116,064

Lennar Corp. Class A

431,200

21,089,992

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

13,000

2,462,070

NVR, Inc. (a)

13,570

22,295,510

PulteGroup, Inc.

1,184,700

21,111,354

Toll Brothers, Inc. (a)

350,000

11,655,000

Whirlpool Corp.

17,195

2,525,430

 

112,907,182

Leisure Products - 0.9%

Brunswick Corp.

165,000

8,334,150

Polaris Industries, Inc.

179,208

15,402,928

 

23,737,078

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued

Media - 1.6%

AMC Networks, Inc. Class A (a)

140,300

$ 10,477,604

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

757,694

17,639,116

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A

6,100

274,683

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (d)

127,100

4,116,769

MDC Partners, Inc. Class A

22,900

497,388

Naspers Ltd. Class N

20,600

2,815,697

News Corp. Class A

263,100

3,515,016

Omnicom Group, Inc.

45,900

3,472,794

 

42,809,067

Multiline Retail - 0.8%

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

298,700

23,065,614

Specialty Retail - 3.0%

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

17,600

13,057,616

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

174,600

6,172,110

Foot Locker, Inc.

221,833

14,439,110

GNC Holdings, Inc.

280,600

8,704,212

L Brands, Inc.

47,400

4,541,868

Party City Holdco, Inc.

61,400

792,674

Select Comfort Corp. (a)

24,100

515,981

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

116,422

14,400,237

TJX Companies, Inc.

179,200

12,707,072

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

123,600

2,811,900

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

62,500

3,650,625

 

81,793,405

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.4%

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

185,500

8,755,600

G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a)

425,530

18,833,958

Hanesbrands, Inc.

256,000

7,534,080

Kate Spade & Co. (a)

122,700

2,180,379

Page Industries Ltd.

7,027

1,417,091

PVH Corp.

151,900

11,187,435

Ralph Lauren Corp.

89,400

9,966,312

VF Corp.

70,324

4,377,669

 

64,252,524

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

484,795,014

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.2%

Beverages - 0.8%

C&C Group PLC

483,326

$ 1,950,270

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

219,303

20,439,040

 

22,389,310

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.9%

CVS Health Corp.

138,590

13,549,944

Kroger Co.

278,800

11,662,204

 

25,212,148

Food Products - 0.5%

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.

24,000

276,480

Archer Daniels Midland Co.

43,067

1,579,698

Britannia Industries Ltd.

4,994

222,928

Bunge Ltd.

128,330

8,762,372

Ingredion, Inc.

19,749

1,892,744

 

12,734,222

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

60,335,680

ENERGY - 3.1%

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.1%

Baker Hughes, Inc.

86,700

4,001,205

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

161,400

9,559,722

Ensco PLC Class A

35,700

549,423

Halliburton Co.

280,400

9,544,816

Oceaneering International, Inc.

189,600

7,113,792

 

30,768,958

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.0%

Apache Corp.

128,368

5,708,525

Cimarex Energy Co.

99,847

8,924,325

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

22,154

443,080

Emerald Oil, Inc. warrants 2/4/16 (a)

2,844

0

Energen Corp.

8,961

367,311

EOG Resources, Inc.

17,400

1,231,746

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

185,100

6,026,856

PDC Energy, Inc. (a)

25,300

1,350,514

Phillips 66 Co.

78,260

6,401,668

Rice Energy, Inc. (a)

27,500

299,750

SM Energy Co.

92,700

1,822,482

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)(d)

433,700

3,083,607

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

ENERGY - continued

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued

Suncor Energy, Inc.

600,400

$ 15,499,232

Western Refining, Inc.

49,000

1,745,380

 

52,904,476

TOTAL ENERGY

83,673,434

FINANCIALS - 20.3%

Banks - 6.4%

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

540,367

6,127,762

CIT Group, Inc.

176,100

6,991,170

Comerica, Inc.

267,040

11,170,283

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

278,255

11,836,968

CVB Financial Corp.

389,200

6,585,264

First Citizen Bancshares, Inc.

15,200

3,924,184

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

384,000

3,482,880

First Republic Bank

184,400

12,181,464

Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (a)

129,596

2,490,835

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

1,623,357

17,954,328

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

918,100

11,421,164

Lakeland Financial Corp.

229,786

10,712,623

M&T Bank Corp.

135,200

16,383,536

PacWest Bancorp

202,055

8,708,571

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

85,600

4,096,816

Regions Financial Corp.

1,304,600

12,524,160

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

365,115

15,641,527

UMB Financial Corp.

265,500

12,359,025

Valley National Bancorp

88,600

872,710

 

175,465,270

Capital Markets - 3.1%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

94,987

10,108,517

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)

61,000

1,808,040

Franklin Resources, Inc.

66,500

2,448,530

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

80,300

2,297,383

Invesco Ltd.

598,200

20,027,736

Lazard Ltd. Class A

280,268

12,614,863

Legg Mason, Inc.

82,200

3,224,706

PJT Partners, Inc. (a)

11,572

327,372

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

278,524

16,146,036

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Capital Markets - continued

Stifel Financial Corp. (a)

199,900

$ 8,467,764

The Blackstone Group LP

274,419

8,024,012

 

85,494,959

Consumer Finance - 1.6%

American Express Co.

21,615

1,503,323

Capital One Financial Corp.

164,300

11,859,174

Discover Financial Services

83,100

4,455,822

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a)

121,700

5,055,418

SLM Corp. (a)

2,971,669

19,375,282

Synchrony Financial (a)

54,500

1,657,345

 

43,906,364

Diversified Financial Services - 1.2%

CRISIL Ltd.

27,931

827,436

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

275,871

27,195,363

Moody's Corp.

55,100

5,528,734

 

33,551,533

Insurance - 4.5%

ACE Ltd.

11,000

1,285,350

AFLAC, Inc.

241,500

14,465,850

Bajaj Finserv Ltd.

19,464

583,220

Brown & Brown, Inc.

18,900

606,690

First American Financial Corp.

489,700

17,580,230

Hiscox Ltd.

597,954

9,291,050

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

393,315

21,809,317

Primerica, Inc.

188,858

8,919,763

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

378,700

17,033,926

Progressive Corp.

108,700

3,456,660

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

228,891

19,581,625

The Chubb Corp.

49,000

6,499,360

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

3,000

338,580

 

121,451,621

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.4%

Ladder Capital Corp. Class A

474,242

5,890,086

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

39,796

3,613,875

SL Green Realty Corp.

2,800

316,344

VEREIT, Inc.

258,600

2,048,112

 

11,868,417

Real Estate Management & Development - 2.2%

CBRE Group, Inc. (a)

850,291

29,403,063

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Real Estate Management & Development - continued

Colliers International Group, Inc.

8,200

$ 365,310

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

189,131

30,234,482

Realogy Holdings Corp. (a)

7,400

271,358

 

60,274,213

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.9%

Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. (a)

141,233

1,881,224

BofI Holding, Inc. (a)(d)

36,400

766,220

Essent Group Ltd. (a)

827,129

18,105,854

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

115,375

2,192,749

 

22,946,047

TOTAL FINANCIALS

554,958,424

HEALTH CARE - 13.6%

Biotechnology - 0.9%

Amgen, Inc.

11,000

1,785,630

Baxalta, Inc.

117,700

4,593,831

Biogen, Inc. (a)

18,500

5,667,475

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

2,900

303,804

Medivation, Inc. (a)

6,800

328,712

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

66,300

10,383,243

 

23,062,695

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.3%

Alere, Inc. (a)

12,000

469,080

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

59,000

9,091,310

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

1,273,010

23,474,304

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

267,700

16,289,545

Hologic, Inc. (a)

532,300

20,594,687

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

21,300

1,315,701

Steris PLC

322,600

24,304,684

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

212,000

21,749,080

 

117,288,391

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.8%

Cardinal Health, Inc.

317,355

28,330,281

Cigna Corp.

32,900

4,814,257

Community Health Systems, Inc. (a)

162,400

4,308,472

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (a)

250,000

17,427,500

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

216,355

14,632,089

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

116,800

14,441,152

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

HEALTH CARE - continued

Health Care Providers & Services - continued

McKesson Corp.

85,906

$ 16,943,240

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

10,700

643,391

Surgery Partners, Inc. (a)(d)

62,300

1,276,527

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. (a)

35,300

1,405,293

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

2,100

250,929

 

104,473,131

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.5%

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

279,195

11,673,143

Bruker Corp. (a)

211,300

5,128,251

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

163,530

23,196,731

 

39,998,125

Pharmaceuticals - 3.1%

Allergan PLC (a)

63,894

19,966,875

Catalent, Inc. (a)

170,100

4,257,603

Endo Health Solutions, Inc. (a)

297,900

18,237,438

Horizon Pharma PLC (a)

56,300

1,220,021

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

136,966

19,251,941

Perrigo Co. PLC

3,600

520,920

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR

325,282

21,351,510

 

84,806,308

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

369,628,650

INDUSTRIALS - 14.5%

Aerospace & Defense - 2.4%

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

135,578

9,287,093

Esterline Technologies Corp. (a)

78,644

6,370,164

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

81,300

10,312,905

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

152,300

14,057,290

Textron, Inc.

627,163

26,347,118

 

66,374,570

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.9%

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

83,700

5,191,074

FedEx Corp.

124,846

18,600,806

 

23,791,880

Airlines - 1.4%

Allegiant Travel Co.

21,700

3,641,911

Copa Holdings SA Class A

23,000

1,109,980

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Airlines - continued

Southwest Airlines Co.

269,962

$ 11,624,564

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a)

513,245

20,452,813

 

36,829,268

Building Products - 0.5%

A.O. Smith Corp.

68,200

5,224,802

Lennox International, Inc.

71,889

8,978,936

 

14,203,738

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.1%

Copart, Inc. (a)

36,400

1,383,564

G&K Services, Inc. Class A

66,800

4,201,720

Herman Miller, Inc.

100,000

2,870,000

HNI Corp.

75,080

2,707,385

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

106,592

3,947,102

Knoll, Inc.

350,200

6,583,760

Matthews International Corp. Class A

35,500

1,897,475

Multi-Color Corp.

22,500

1,345,725

Republic Services, Inc.

101,552

4,467,272

 

29,404,003

Construction & Engineering - 1.1%

AECOM (a)

10,600

318,318

EMCOR Group, Inc.

308,921

14,840,565

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a)

261,076

10,952,138

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

123,151

2,493,808

 

28,604,829

Electrical Equipment - 0.1%

AMETEK, Inc.

60,900

3,263,631

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

5,400

554,094

 

3,817,725

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.6%

Roper Technologies, Inc.

79,856

15,155,870

Machinery - 4.5%

AGCO Corp.

232,500

10,553,175

Caterpillar, Inc.

18,763

1,275,133

Colfax Corp. (a)

267,780

6,252,663

Cummins, Inc.

69,457

6,112,911

Deere & Co. (d)

120,700

9,205,789

IDEX Corp.

5,654

433,153

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

146,593

13,586,239

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

214,572

11,863,686

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Machinery - continued

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (d)

289,643

$ 4,446,020

Mueller Industries, Inc.

236,240

6,402,104

Rexnord Corp. (a)

1,207,395

21,877,997

Snap-On, Inc.

54,300

9,308,649

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

25,500

2,721,615

Valmont Industries, Inc.

48,423

5,133,806

Wabtec Corp.

38,240

2,719,629

Woodward, Inc.

174,941

8,687,570

Xylem, Inc.

90,100

3,288,650

 

123,868,789

Professional Services - 0.7%

CEB, Inc.

76,800

4,714,752

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

142,884

14,849,934

 

19,564,686

Road & Rail - 0.6%

ArcBest Corp.

10,300

220,317

CSX Corp.

63,900

1,658,205

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

17,700

1,298,472

Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. (a)

92,200

5,446,254

Saia, Inc. (a)

253,524

5,640,909

Swift Transporation Co. (a)

198,200

2,739,124

 

17,003,281

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.6%

Air Lease Corp. Class A

348,388

11,664,030

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a)

28,100

843,843

Misumi Group, Inc.

254,400

3,514,194

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

37,200

1,624,896

 

17,646,963

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

396,265,602

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 24.4%

Communications Equipment - 1.1%

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

285,045

2,616,713

CommScope Holding Co., Inc. (a)

413,491

10,705,282

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

152,055

14,743,253

Juniper Networks, Inc.

64,905

1,791,378

 

29,856,626

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Electronic Equipment & Components - 4.3%

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

222,423

$ 12,050,878

Avnet, Inc.

282,937

12,121,021

Belden, Inc.

292,500

13,946,400

CDW Corp.

607,851

25,554,056

IPG Photonics Corp. (a)(d)

108,100

9,638,196

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

85,500

1,991,295

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

119,947

3,398,099

Littelfuse, Inc.

9,900

1,059,399

Methode Electronics, Inc. Class A

180,500

5,745,315

TE Connectivity Ltd.

246,030

15,895,998

Trimble Navigation Ltd. (a)

564,000

12,097,800

Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a)

52,700

3,670,555

 

117,169,012

Internet Software & Services - 0.7%

Alphabet, Inc. Class C

20,173

15,308,886

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

180,200

3,528,314

 

18,837,200

IT Services - 10.3%

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)

75,705

20,937,732

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. (a)

510,450

22,566,995

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

103,954

5,585,448

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a)

24,900

1,494,498

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

328,291

23,778,117

EVERTEC, Inc.

343,756

5,754,475

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

331,443

20,085,446

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

239,794

21,931,559

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

131,664

18,818,736

Genpact Ltd. (a)

916,143

22,885,252

Global Payments, Inc.

655,942

42,314,817

Maximus, Inc.

150,400

8,460,000

The Western Union Co.

499,500

8,946,045

Total System Services, Inc.

575,247

28,647,301

Vantiv, Inc. (a)

193,700

9,185,254

Visa, Inc. Class A

139,500

10,818,225

Xerox Corp.

918,915

9,768,066

 

281,977,966

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.0%

Atmel Corp.

607,800

5,233,158

Broadcom Corp. Class A

254,500

14,715,190

Cree, Inc. (a)

273,400

7,291,578

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - continued

Intersil Corp. Class A

234,300

$ 2,989,668

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

198,400

7,539,200

Microchip Technology, Inc. (d)

35,052

1,631,320

NVIDIA Corp.

488,443

16,099,081

NXP Semiconductors NV (a)

266,938

22,489,527

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

25,550

1,300,495

Semtech Corp. (a)

111,400

2,107,688

 

81,396,905

Software - 3.9%

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

470,840

18,226,216

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

817,700

17,016,337

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

417,810

28,711,903

Fair Isaac Corp.

114,500

10,783,610

Intuit, Inc.

65,906

6,359,929

Parametric Technology Corp. (a)

306,373

10,609,697

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

302,600

13,801,586

 

105,509,278

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.1%

EMC Corp.

367,367

9,433,985

SanDisk Corp.

146,000

11,094,540

Western Digital Corp.

159,500

9,577,975

 

30,106,500

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

664,853,487

MATERIALS - 3.0%

Chemicals - 2.1%

Albemarle Corp. U.S.

265,842

14,889,810

Ashland, Inc.

28,257

2,901,994

Eastman Chemical Co.

184,700

12,469,097

Ferro Corp. (a)

547,104

6,083,796

PolyOne Corp.

316,457

10,050,674

PPG Industries, Inc.

34,200

3,379,644

Praxair, Inc.

63,000

6,451,200

 

56,226,215

Containers & Packaging - 0.4%

Aptargroup, Inc.

62,200

4,518,830

WestRock Co.

176,400

8,047,368

 

12,566,198

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

MATERIALS - continued

Metals & Mining - 0.2%

B2Gold Corp. (a)

2,774,500

$ 2,807,184

New Gold, Inc. (a)

671,800

1,563,342

Randgold Resources Ltd. sponsored ADR

14,000

867,020

 

5,237,546

Paper & Forest Products - 0.3%

Boise Cascade Co. (a)

337,100

8,606,163

TOTAL MATERIALS

82,636,122

UTILITIES - 0.6%

Electric Utilities - 0.5%

Exelon Corp.

378,800

10,519,276

OGE Energy Corp.

96,817

2,545,319

 

13,064,595

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.0%

Calpine Corp. (a)

58,500

846,495

Dynegy, Inc. (a)

87,108

1,167,247

 

2,013,742

Multi-Utilities - 0.1%

CMS Energy Corp.

52,627

1,898,782

NiSource, Inc.

22,154

432,225

 

2,331,007

TOTAL UTILITIES

17,409,344

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,422,616,627)


2,714,555,757

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1%

 

 

 

 

FINANCIALS - 0.1%

Capital Markets - 0.1%

GMAC Capital Trust I Series 2, 8.125%

(Cost $2,882,947)

140,930


3,573,985

Money Market Funds - 1.3%

Shares

Value

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.33% (b)

14,829,408

$ 14,829,408

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.35% (b)(c)

21,287,730

21,287,730

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $36,117,138)


36,117,138

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.9%

(Cost $2,461,616,712)

2,754,246,880

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.9)%

(25,753,196)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 2,728,493,684

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

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

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

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

Affiliated Central Funds

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

Fund

Income earned

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

$ 27,550

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

146,770

Total

$ 174,320

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2015, 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 in the table 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:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 484,795,014

$ 480,008,603

$ 4,786,411

$ -

Consumer Staples

60,335,680

60,112,752

222,928

-

Energy

83,673,434

83,673,434

-

-

Financials

558,532,409

554,929,004

3,603,405

-

Health Care

369,628,650

369,628,650

-

-

Industrials

396,265,602

392,751,408

3,514,194

-

Information Technology

664,853,487

661,325,173

3,528,314

-

Materials

82,636,122

82,636,122

-

-

Utilities

17,409,344

17,409,344

-

-

Money Market Funds

36,117,138

36,117,138

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 2,754,246,880

$ 2,738,591,628

$ 15,655,252

$ -

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows (Unaudited):

United States of America

88.2%

Bermuda

3.8%

Ireland

2.6%

Canada

1.0%

Others (Individually Less Than 1%)

4.4%

 

100.0%

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

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $20,898,043) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,425,499,574)

$ 2,718,129,742

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $36,117,138)

36,117,138

 

Total Investments (cost $2,461,616,712)

 

$ 2,754,246,880

Foreign currency held at value (cost $307)

308

Receivable for investments sold

804,632

Receivable for fund shares sold

3,085,127

Dividends receivable

2,985,445

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

21,053

Prepaid expenses

6,125

Other receivables

8,322

Total assets

2,761,157,892

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 3,907,014

Payable for fund shares redeemed

5,040,435

Accrued management fee

1,266,870

Distribution and service plan fees payable

562,504

Other affiliated payables

542,567

Other payables and accrued expenses

57,088

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

21,287,730

Total liabilities

32,664,208

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 2,728,493,684

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 2,423,079,552

Undistributed net investment income

27,571

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

12,757,721

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

292,628,840

Net Assets

$ 2,728,493,684

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

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($827,590,068 ÷ 46,902,842 shares)

$ 17.64

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $17.64)

$ 18.72

Class T:
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($384,754,527 ÷ 22,269,314 shares)

$ 17.28

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $17.28)

$ 17.91

Class B:
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($12,623,841 ÷ 782,173 shares)A

$ 16.14

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($252,139,626 ÷ 15,622,687 shares)A

$ 16.14

 

 

 

Class I:
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,225,670,041 ÷ 67,687,594 shares)

$ 18.11

 

 

 

Class Z:
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($25,715,581 ÷ 1,420,078 shares)

$ 18.11

A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

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

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

 

Year ended December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Investment Income

 

 

Dividends

 

$ 32,965,031

Interest

 

5

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

174,320

Total income

 

33,139,356

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 16,281,330

Transfer agent fees

5,910,596

Distribution and service plan fees

7,293,570

Accounting and security lending fees

883,648

Custodian fees and expenses

67,424

Independent trustees' compensation

12,752

Registration fees

124,559

Audit

82,765

Legal

7,993

Interest

1,706

Miscellaneous

20,520

Total expenses before reductions

30,686,863

Expense reductions

(103,760)

30,583,103

Net investment income (loss)

2,556,253

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

 

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

170,857,734

Foreign currency transactions

21,500

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

170,879,234

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

(217,717,971)

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

334

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(217,717,637)

Net gain (loss)

(46,838,403)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (44,282,150)

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Year ended
December 31, 2015

Year ended
December 31, 2014

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 2,556,253

$ (3,287,897)

Net realized gain (loss)

170,879,234

445,778,441

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(217,717,637)

(267,126,396)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operation

(44,282,150)

175,364,148

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(1,692,772)

-

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(124,376,838)

(436,123,277)

Total distributions

(126,069,610)

(436,123,277)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(124,725,093)

68,144,327

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(295,076,853)

(192,614,802)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

3,023,570,537

3,216,185,339

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $27,571 and accumulated net investment loss of $38,431, respectively)

$ 2,728,493,684

$ 3,023,570,537

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class A

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 18.83

$ 20.78

$ 17.43

$ 16.02

$ 17.90

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .01

  (.02)

  .01

  .07

  (.05)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.36)

  1.13

  5.99

  2.22

  (1.83)

Total from investment operations

  (.35)

  1.11

  6.00

  2.29

  (1.88)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.65)

  (.88)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 17.64

$ 18.83

$ 20.78

$ 17.43

$ 16.02

Total ReturnA, B

  (1.85)%

  5.93%

  35.43%

  14.41%

  (10.50)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.06%

  1.07%

  1.10%

  1.15%

  1.16%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.05%

  1.07%

  1.10%

  1.15%

  1.16%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.05%

  1.06%

  1.09%

  1.13%

  1.15%

Net investment income (loss)

  .06%

  (.09)%

  .06%

  .38%

  (.27)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 827,590

$ 944,824

$ 1,079,380

$ 929,707

$ 1,323,551

Portfolio turnover rateE

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

D Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class T

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 18.50

$ 20.52

$ 17.23

$ 15.88

$ 17.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  (.03)

  (.07)

  (.03)

  .03

  (.08)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.35)

  1.11

  5.92

  2.20

  (1.83)

Total from investment operations

  (.38)

  1.04

  5.89

  2.23

  (1.91)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.60)

  (.88)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 17.28

$ 18.50

$ 20.52

$ 17.23

$ 15.88

Total ReturnA, B

  (2.04)%

  5.66%

  35.23%

  14.16%

  (10.74)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.29%

  1.30%

  1.32%

  1.35%

  1.35%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.29%

  1.30%

  1.32%

  1.35%

  1.35%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.29%

  1.29%

  1.31%

  1.33%

  1.34%

Net investment income (loss)

  (.17)%

  (.32)%

  (.16)%

  .18%

  (.46)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 384,755

$ 429,512

$ 461,205

$ 388,598

$ 420,604

Portfolio turnover rateE

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

D Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class B

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 17.44

$ 19.63

$ 16.55

$ 15.37

$ 17.31

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  (.14)

  (.18)

  (.14)

  (.06)

  (.17)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.32)

  1.05

  5.67

  2.12

  (1.77)

Total from investment operations

  (.46)

  .87

  5.53

  2.06

  (1.94)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.45)

  (.88)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 16.14

$ 17.44

$ 19.63

$ 16.55

$ 15.37

Total ReturnA, B

  (2.62)%

  5.04%

  34.42%

  13.52%

  (11.21)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.89%

  1.90%

  1.90%

  1.91%

  1.91%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.89%

  1.90%

  1.90%

  1.91%

  1.91%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.89%

  1.89%

  1.89%

  1.88%

  1.90%

Net investment income (loss)

  (.77)%

  (.92)%

  (.74)%

  (.38)%

  (1.02)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 12,624

$ 23,440

$ 35,770

$ 43,996

$ 57,534

Portfolio turnover rateE

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.

C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

D Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class C

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 17.43

$ 19.61

$ 16.58

$ 15.39

$ 17.32

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  (.12)

  (.16)

  (.13)

  (.06)

  (.17)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.33)

  1.04

  5.67

  2.13

  (1.76)

Total from investment operations

  (.45)

  .88

  5.54

  2.07

  (1.93)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.51)

  (.88)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 16.14

$ 17.43

$ 19.61

$ 16.58

$ 15.39

Total ReturnA, B

  (2.57)%

  5.09%

  34.47%

  13.57%

  (11.14)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.82%

  1.83%

  1.85%

  1.88%

  1.87%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.82%

  1.83%

  1.85%

  1.88%

  1.87%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.82%

  1.82%

  1.84%

  1.86%

  1.86%

Net investment income (loss)

  (.70)%

  (.85)%

  (.69)%

  (.35)%

  (.98)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 252,140

$ 277,963

$ 301,398

$ 233,542

$ 258,215

Portfolio turnover rateE

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.

C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

D Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class I

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 19.27

$ 21.16

$ 17.70

$ 16.25

$ 18.12

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)B

  .07

  .03

  .06

  .11

  -F

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.37)

  1.14

  6.09

  2.26

  (1.87)

Total from investment operations

  (.30)

  1.17

  6.15

  2.37

  (1.87)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.03)

  -

  (.02)

  (.04)

  -

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.67)

  (.88)

  -

Total distributions

  (.86)G

  (3.06)

  (2.69)

  (.92)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 18.11

$ 19.27

$ 21.16

$ 17.70

$ 16.25

Total Return A

  (1.52)%

  6.11%

  35.81%

  14.67%

  (10.32)%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsC, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .77%

  .85%

  .89%

  .90%

  .90%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .77%

  .85%

  .89%

  .90%

  .90%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .77%

  .85%

  .88%

  .88%

  .89%

Net investment income (loss)

  .35%

  .13%

  .28%

  .63%

  (.02)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,225,670

$ 1,324,447

$ 1,326,260

$ 966,792

$ 972,531

Portfolio turnover rateD

  27%

  144%

  134%

  186%

  80%

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

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

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

F Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

G Total distributions of $.86 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.025 and distributions from net realized gain of $.837 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund Class Z

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2013 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 19.27

$ 21.11

$ 21.33

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)D

  .09

  .07

  .04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.36)

  1.15

  2.26

Total from investment operations

  (.27)

  1.22

  2.30

Distributions from net investment income

  (.05)

  -

  (.08)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.84)

  (3.06)

  (2.44)

Total distributions

  (.89)

  (3.06)

  (2.52)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 18.11

$ 19.27

$ 21.11

Total ReturnB, C

  (1.38)%

  6.36%

  11.35%

Ratios to Average Net AssetsE, H

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .64%

  .64%

  .65%A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .64%

  .64%

  .65%A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .64%

  .63%

  .64%A

Net investment income (loss)

  .48%

  .34%

  .52%A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 25,716

$ 23,384

$ 12,172

Portfolio turnover rateF

  27%

  144%

  134%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

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

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E 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.

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

G For the period August 13, 2013 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2013.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended December 31, 2015

1. Organization.

Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series I (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Class I (formerly Institutional Class) and Class Z shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class B shares are closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .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 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:

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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 Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) Fair Value Committee (the Committee). 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. 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:

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

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Investment Valuation - continued

For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (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 December 31, 2015 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Subsequent to

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Transactions and Income - continued

ex-dividend date the Fund determines the components of these distributions, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2015, 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. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.

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Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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 foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, equity-debt classifications, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 505,784,680

Gross unrealized depreciation

(219,029,246)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities

$ 286,755,434

Tax Cost

$ 2,467,491,446

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 67,572

Undistributed long-term capital gain

$ 20,334,590

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 286,754,106

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 prior fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.

Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (1,702,134)

The Fund acquired $1,702,134 of capital loss carryforward as part of a merger in a prior period. The losses acquired that will be available to offset future capital gains of the Fund will be limited to approximately $1,702,134 per year.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

December 31, 2015

December 31, 2014

Ordinary Income

$ 1,692,772

$ 10,986,536

Long-term Capital Gains

124,376,838

425,136,741

Total

$ 126,069,610

$ 436,123,277

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $801,392,635 and $1,047,318,703, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .25% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .55% of the Fund's average net assets.

Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 2,289,051

$ 5,170

Class T

.25%

.25%

2,099,471

-

Class B

.75%

.25%

180,068

135,051

Class C

.75%

.25%

2,724,980

161,142

 

 

 

$ 7,293,570

$ 301,363

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Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges range from 5.00% to 1.00% for Class B shares, 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.

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

 

Retained
by FDC

Class A

$ 158,437

Class T

23,363

Class B A

6,872

Class C A

14,898

 

$ 203,570

A When Class B and Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.

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

 

Amount

% of
Class-Level Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 1,990,905

.22

Class T

858,196

.20

Class B

53,489

.30

Class C

631,031

.23

Class I

2,364,962

.18

Class Z

12,013

.05

 

$ 5,910,596

 

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $18,399 for the period.

Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:

Borrower or Lender

Average Loan
Balance

Weighted Average
Interest Rate

Interest Expense

Borrower

$ 16,283,000

.34%

$ 1,706

Interfund Trades. The Funds 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.

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6. 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 $4,323 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the Fund. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) 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 invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. At period end, there were no security loans outstanding with FCM. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $146,770, including $387 from securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $22,866 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the

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8. Expense Reductions - continued

Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $578.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $12,163 and a portion of class-level operating expenses as follows:

 

Amount

Class A

$ 22,714

Class T

9,940

Class B

112

Class C

6,421

Class I

28,966

 

$ 68,153

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

From net investment income

 

 

Class I

$ 1,623,733

$ -

Class Z

69,039

-

Total

$ 1,692,772

$ -

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ 37,839,493

$ 137,322,056

Class T

17,875,839

62,445,073

Class B

643,299

3,852,399

Class C

12,521,859

43,029,289

Class I

54,363,304

186,411,319

Class Z

1,133,044

3,063,141

Total

$ 124,376,838

$ 436,123,277

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10. Share Transactions.

Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended December 31,

2015

2014

2015

2014

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

5,099,446

5,220,254

$ 98,167,613

$ 107,688,537

Reinvestment of distributions

2,120,353

7,296,468

37,169,879

134,255,373

Shares redeemed

(10,494,356)

(14,276,131)

(201,290,163)

(294,576,344)

Net increase (decrease)

(3,274,557)

(1,759,409)

$ (65,952,671)

$ (52,632,434)

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

3,175,264

3,124,595

$ 60,037,699

$ 62,967,838

Reinvestment of distributions

1,022,429

3,367,729

17,555,104

60,925,223

Shares redeemed

(5,146,351)

(5,752,274)

(96,828,877)

(116,971,540)

Net increase (decrease)

(948,658)

740,050

$ (19,236,074)

$ 6,921,521

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

8,963

22,395

$ 158,780

$ 418,800

Reinvestment of distributions

38,664

215,538

620,174

3,696,342

Shares redeemed

(609,460)

(716,133)

(10,829,188)

(13,868,466)

Net increase (decrease)

(561,833)

(478,200)

$ (10,050,234)

$ (9,753,324)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

1,612,995

1,542,701

$ 28,542,239

$ 29,578,132

Reinvestment of distributions

722,162

2,310,616

11,583,560

39,449,522

Shares redeemed

(2,660,929)

(3,277,603)

(47,073,906)

(63,561,286)

Net increase (decrease)

(325,772)

575,714

$ (6,948,107)

$ 5,466,368

Class I

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

12,712,026

14,246,143

$ 249,645,141

$ 300,374,725

Reinvestment of distributions

2,955,883

9,390,856

53,176,362

176,640,401

Shares redeemed

(16,706,325)

(17,598,999)

(329,330,057)

(372,200,164)

Net increase (decrease)

(1,038,416)

6,038,000

$ (26,508,554)

$ 104,814,962

Class Z

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

473,653

632,250

$ 9,240,826

$ 13,642,909

Reinvestment of distributions

66,819

163,698

1,202,083

3,063,141

Shares redeemed

(333,673)

(159,161)

(6,472,362)

(3,378,816)

Net increase (decrease)

206,799

636,787

$ 3,970,547

$ 13,327,234

11. Other.

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

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series I, including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in 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. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also 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, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodians 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.

In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund as of December 31, 2015, 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.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 18, 2016

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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 170 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 1-877-208-0098.

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.

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

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. In addition, the Independent Trustees have 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. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity® funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. 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."

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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+

James C. Curvey (1935)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

 

Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (investment adviser firm, 2009-present), and Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company). In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the board of Artis-Naples, Naples, Florida, and as a Trustee for Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Previously, Mr. Curvey served as a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2009-2014) and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2007-2014).

Charles S. Morrison (1960)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2014

Trustee

 

Mr. Morrison also serves as Trustee of other funds. He serves as a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (investment adviser firm, 2014-present), Director of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2014-present), President, Asset Management (2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-2014), President, Fixed Income (2011-2014), Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Bond Division.

* 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.

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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+

Dennis J. Dirks (1948)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Trustee

 

Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008), and as a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-2015). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (1953)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

 

Mr. Lacy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lacy serves as Chairman (2014-present) and a member (2010-present) of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes) and a Director of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). He is a Trustee of the California Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (2015-present) and a Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (2015-present). In addition, Mr. Lacy served as Senior Adviser (2007-2014) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity) and also served as Chief Executive Officer (2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation (retail) and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail, 2000-2005). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman (2008-2011) and a member (2006-2015) of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association and as a member of the Board of Directors for The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-2014), and Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2010-2014).

Ned C. Lautenbach (1944)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Trustee

Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Mr. Lautenbach also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial, 1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Artis-Naples in Naples, Florida (2012-present), a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present), and a member of the Board of Governors, State University System of Florida (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010), as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).

Joseph Mauriello (1944)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

 

Mr. Mauriello also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present) and the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2015-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-2012).

Robert W. Selander (1950)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Trustee

 

Mr. Selander also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Selander serves as a Director of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2014-present) and a non-executive Chairman of Health Equity, Inc. (health savings custodian, 2015-present). Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds (2011), and Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (1944)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Trustee

 

Ms. Small also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present) of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.

William S. Stavropoulos (1939)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2002

Trustee

Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Mr. Stavropoulos also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals), a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), and Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously, Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012) and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-2012).

David M. Thomas (1949)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

 

Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), as a member of the Board of Directors (2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication), and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011).

+ 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.

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Advisory Board Members and Officers:

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

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation

Peter S. Lynch (1944)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board

 

Mr. Lynch also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR (investment adviser firm) and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).

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 (investment adviser firm, 2015-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).

William C. Coffey (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary

 

Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).

Jonathan Davis (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds, 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: 2008

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

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

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).

Scott C. Goebel (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2015

Vice President

 

Mr. Goebel serves as Vice President of other funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2001-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (investment adviser firm, 2010-2015), and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (investment adviser firm, 2010-2015); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015) and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015); Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015) and FMR Investment Management (U.K.) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015); Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2008-2015); Secretary and CLO of certain Fidelity® funds (2008-2015); Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and certain funds (2007-2008); and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

Brian B. Hogan (1964)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President

 

Mr. Hogan also serves as Trustee or Vice President of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as a Director of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2014-present) and President of the Equity Division of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Chris Maher (1972)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

 

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

John F. Papandrea (1972)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2016

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer

 

Mr. Papandrea also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Papandrea is Vice President of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present).

Melissa M. Reilly (1971)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2014

Vice President of certain Equity Funds

 

Ms. Reilly also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Reilly is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer

 

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

Stacie M. Smith (1974)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

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

Renee Stagnone (1975)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

Ms. Stagnone also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1997-present).

Linda J. Wondrack (1964)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2014

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Ms. Wondrack also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Ms. Wondrack is Executive Vice President and head of the Ethics Office and Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Ms. Wondrack also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2014-present); Chief Compliance Officer of Impresa Management LLC (2013-present); and Chief Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm), FMR Investment Management (U.K.) Limited (investment adviser firm), Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) (investment adviser firm), Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm), FIAM LLC (investment adviser firm), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (investment adviser firm), Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC, and Northern Neck Investors LLC (2012-present). Previously, Ms. Wondrack served as Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2012-2016); Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (2005-2012); Chief Compliance Officer for certain funds within the Columbia Family of Funds (2007-2012); and Senior Vice President of Compliance Risk Management at Bank of America (2005-2010).

Joseph F. Zambello (1957)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Zambello also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1991-present). Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities:

 

Pay Date

Record Date

Capital Gains

Class Z

02/12/16

02/12/16

$0.138

The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2015 $157,060,580, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

Class Z designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Class Z designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h) (11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2016 of amounts for use in preparing 2015 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), 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 Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of 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 July 2015 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 relationship 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.

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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of 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 portfolio manager 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 and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees 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, training, 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, and compliance 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 FMR, the sub-advisers (together with FMR, the Investment Advisers), and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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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.

In 2014, the Board formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain index funds and diversified international funds; (v) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options for Fidelity funds of funds, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through fund mergers; (vii) launching active fixed-income exchange-traded funds; (viii) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and information security and to increase efficiency; (ix) implementing investment enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's target date product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their goals; (x) modifying the eligibility criteria for certain share classes to accommodate roll-over assets from employer-sponsored retirement plans; (xi) launching a new Class W of the Freedom Index Funds to attract and retain Fidelity record-kept retirement plan assets; and (xii) implementing changes to Fidelity's money market product line in response to recent money market regulatory reforms.

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

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The Board took into account discussions with 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, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or 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 net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

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, as shown below. Returns are shown compared to the 25th percentile (top of box, 75% beaten) and 75th percentile (bottom of box, 25% beaten) of the peer universe.

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The Board has discussed the fund's underperformance with FMR and has engaged with FMR to consider what steps might be taken to remediate the fund's underperformance.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the 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." 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 without taking into account performance adjustments, if any. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2014.

The Board noted that, in 2014, the ad hoc Committee on Group Fee was formed by it and other Fidelity fund boards to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. Committee focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component 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.

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The Board also noted that, in 2013, the ad hoc Committee on Management Fees was formed to conduct an in-depth review of the management fee rates of Fidelity's active equity mutual funds. The Committee focused on the following areas: (i) standard fee structures; (ii) research consumption and trading evolution; (iii) management fee competitiveness/profitability by category; and (iv) factors that drive institutional pricing.

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

Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted 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 each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, and Class Z ranked below its competitive median for 2014 and the total expense ratio of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2014. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class T was above the competitive median primarily because of higher 12b-1 fees on Class T as compared to most competitor funds. Class T has a higher 12b-1 fee, but a lower front-end sales charge, than traditionally priced front-end sales charge classes. The Board considered that Class T is primarily sold load-waived in the retirement plan market where its 0.50% 12b-1 fee is comparable to competing no-load, higher 12b-1 fee classes designed specifically for retirement plans. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.

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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 the findings of the 2013 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that, although Class T was above the median of the universe presented for comparison, the total expense ratio of each class of the fund 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 relationship 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 fund profitability 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 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.

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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 also noted that in 2013, it and the boards of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under FMR's management plus sector fund assets previously under FMR's management and currently managed by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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

Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the various share classes employed by Fidelity and the attributes of each class, together with similar information on the distribution and servicing payments made by Fidelity or the funds to third-party participants in the distribution channels; (iii) fund profitability, and fund performance in relation to fund profitability; (iv) the methodology with respect to evaluating competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) annual fund profitability margins, with particular focus on certain funds with negative margins; (vi) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vii) economies of scale and the way in which they are shared with fund shareholders; (viii) Fidelity's group fee structures, including the group fee schedule of breakpoints; (ix) the impact of cost containment measures on the funds; and (x) the transfer agent fee structure.

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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.

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company

Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Investment Management
(U.K.) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Limited

FMR Co., Inc.

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Custodian

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Boston, MA

(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

As of the end of the period, December 31, 2015, Fidelity Advisor Series I (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Board of Trustees of the trust has determined that Joseph Mauriello is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.   Mr. Mauriello is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.  

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Fees and Services

The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, "Deloitte Entities") in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund (the "Fund"):

Services Billed by Deloitte Entities

December 31, 2015 FeesA

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund

$62,000

$-

$4,800

$1,300

December 31, 2014 FeesA

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II Fund

$52,000

$-

$5,000

$1,300

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte Entities 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 Deloitte Entities

 

December 31, 2015A

December 31, 2014A

Audit-Related Fees

$-

$-

Tax Fees

$10,000

$-

All Other Fees

$-

$650,000

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

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

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

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

Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.

* * *

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte Entities 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

December 31, 2015 A

December 31, 2014 A

Deloitte Entities

$40,000

$1,810,000

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by Deloitte Entities to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of Deloitte Entities in its audit of the Fund, taking into account representations from Deloitte Entities, 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 I

By:

/s/Kenneth B. Robins

 

Kenneth B. Robins

 

President and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

February 24, 2016

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:

/s/Kenneth B. Robins

 

Kenneth B. Robins

 

President and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

February 24, 2016

By:

/s/Howard J. Galligan III

 

Howard J. Galligan III

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date:

February 24, 2016