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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 811-4008

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

82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)

Scott C. Goebel, Secretary

82 Devonshire St.

Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

October 31, 2012

This report on Form N-CSR relates solely to the Registrant's Fidelity Canada Fund, Fidelity China Region Fund, Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund, Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund, Fidelity Europe Fund, Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund, Fidelity Japan Fund, Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund, Fidelity Latin America Fund, Fidelity Nordic Fund and Fidelity Pacific Basin series (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds").

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

Fidelity's

Targeted International Equity

Funds®

Fidelity® Canada Fund

Fidelity China Region Fund

Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

Fidelity Europe Fund

Fidelity Japan Fund

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund

Fidelity Latin America Fund

Fidelity Nordic Fund

Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

Annual Report

October 31, 2012

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Contents

Fidelity® Canada Fund

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Performance

 

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

 

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Shareholder Expense Example

 

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Investment Changes

 

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Investments

 

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Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Fidelity China Region Fund

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Performance

 

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

 

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Shareholder Expense Example

 

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Investment Changes

 

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Investments

 

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Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund

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Performance

 

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

 

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Shareholder Expense Example

 

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Investment Changes

 

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Investments

 

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Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

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Performance

 

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

 

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Shareholder Expense Example

 

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Investment Changes

 

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Investments

 

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Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

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Performance

 

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

 

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Shareholder Expense Example

 

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Investment Changes

 

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Investments

 

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Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Fidelity Europe Fund

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Performance

 

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

 

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Shareholder Expense Example

 

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Investment Changes

 

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Investments

 

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Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Fidelity Japan Fund

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Performance

 

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

 

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Shareholder Expense Example

 

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Investment Changes

 

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Investments

 

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Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund

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Performance

 

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

 

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Shareholder Expense Example

 

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Investment Changes

 

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Investments

 

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Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Fidelity Latin America Fund

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Performance

 

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

 

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Shareholder Expense Example

 

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Investment Changes

 

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Investments

 

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Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Fidelity Nordic Fund

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Performance

 

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

 

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Shareholder Expense Example

 

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Investment Changes

 

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Investments

 

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Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

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Performance

 

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

 

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Shareholder Expense Example

 

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Investment Changes

 

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Investments

 

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Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-544-8544 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.

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Annual Report

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the funds. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the funds 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 funds nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

Annual Report

Fidelity Canada Fund


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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity® Canada Fund

4.36%

-3.11%

13.57%

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Canada Fund, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P®/TSX Composite Index performed over the same period.

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Annual Report

Fidelity Canada Fund


Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Douglas Lober, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Canada Fund: For the year, the fund's Retail Class shares rose 4.36%, beating the 3.82% gain of the S&P/TSX Composite Index. The fund's outperformance was largely driven by solid picks and an overweighting in health care, a sector that makes up only small portion of the index but was its star performer this period. Our stake in pharmacy benefits manager SXC Health Solutions proved most rewarding, as the stock vaulted higher on the firm's April announcement of its plans to buy Catalyst Health Solutions. The market warmly welcomed the merger, which created the combined entity Catamaran in July. Unfortunately, Catamaran's stock didn't react quite as strongly to the big move as I had hoped, and it ended up our largest relative detractor. Also in health care, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International flexed its muscles for the fund, as its shares advanced on a number of accretive acquisitions this period. An overweighting in consumer discretionary, especially among retailers, provided an additional lift. Here, shares of discount store operator Dollarama steadily advanced, as the company continued to gain pricing power from increasing the average cost of its items from $1 to $2, while also opening new stores across Canada. In materials, the fund's limited stake in lagging index component Kinross Gold was a good call, as was scant exposure to weak-performing BlackBerry® mobile device maker Research In Motion among information technology names. Conversely, underweighting some beneficiaries of accretive acquisitions in the energy sector detracted the most from relative results, including our minimal position in index component Nexen, whose stock shot up in July on the announcement that China's CNOOC intended to acquire the firm. Positioning in financials, including an underweighting in rebounding index component Royal Bank of Canada, hurt, as did choices in industrials. Also, an overweighting in enterprise software firm Open Text notably detracted, as did holdings in Barrick Gold, which faltered in part on production missteps.

Note to shareholders: Fidelity Canada Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in any industry that represents more than 20% of the Canadian market. As of October 31, 2012, the fund did not have more than 25% of its assets invested in any one industry.

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

Annual Report

Fidelity Canada Fund


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, redemption fees 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 (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Class A

1.07%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,006.00

$ 5.40

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.76

$ 5.43

Class T

1.35%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,004.50

$ 6.80

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.35

$ 6.85

Class B

1.84%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,002.30

$ 9.26

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,015.89

$ 9.32

Class C

1.81%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,002.30

$ 9.11

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.04

$ 9.17

Canada

.76%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,007.60

$ 3.84

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.32

$ 3.86

Institutional Class

.75%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,007.70

$ 3.79

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.37

$ 3.81

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

Annual Report

Fidelity Canada Fund


Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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Canada

97.1%

 

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United States of America

2.9%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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Canada

89.9%

 

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United States of America

10.1%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

99.3

99.8

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

0.7

0.2

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Royal Bank of Canada (Commercial Banks)

5.9

5.9

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Commercial Banks)

5.5

6.4

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

4.2

4.2

Bank of Nova Scotia (Commercial Banks)

4.1

4.2

Goldcorp, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

3.5

2.1

Enbridge, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

3.3

3.8

Catamaran Corp. (Health Care Providers & Services)

3.1

3.8

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) (Pharmaceuticals)

3.1

4.1

Canadian National Railway Co. (Road & Rail)

3.0

3.4

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

2.9

2.7

 

38.6

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

28.3

31.1

Energy

24.6

19.1

Materials

18.0

12.5

Health Care

6.2

8.3

Telecommunication Services

5.6

4.6

Consumer Discretionary

5.5

9.9

Industrials

4.8

6.0

Information Technology

3.1

4.1

Consumer Staples

3.0

4.0

Utilities

0.2

0.2

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Fidelity Canada Fund


Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.3%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 5.5%

Auto Components - 0.1%

Magna International, Inc. Class A
(sub. vtg.)

100,000

$ 4,445,557

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.5%

Tim Hortons, Inc. (Canada)

310,300

15,403,929

Media - 0.9%

Cineplex, Inc.

300,000

9,311,640

Corus Entertainment, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.)

550,000

12,451,064

Quebecor, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.)

200,000

6,976,721

 

28,739,425

Multiline Retail - 2.3%

Dollarama, Inc.

1,203,467

76,021,760

Specialty Retail - 0.8%

Home Depot, Inc.

320,000

19,641,600

RONA, Inc.

150,000

1,540,926

TJX Companies, Inc.

100,000

4,163,000

 

25,345,526

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.9%

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

770,195

26,227,116

lululemon athletica, Inc. (a)

77,600

5,355,176

 

31,582,292

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

181,538,489

CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.0%

Food & Staples Retailing - 3.0%

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.)

990,200

48,640,012

Jean Coutu Group, Inc. Class A
(sub. vtg.)

600,000

9,017,272

Metro, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.)

579,165

34,167,111

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

100,000

9,473,000

 

101,297,395

ENERGY - 24.6%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 24.6%

ARC Resources Ltd.

300,000

7,284,105

Athabasca Oil Corp. (a)

650,000

7,868,335

Baytex Energy Corp.

350,000

15,927,409

Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (a)

2,700

22,141

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

2,450,000

73,837,297

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.

700,000

14,858,573

Celtic Exploration Ltd. (a)

500,000

13,056,320

Celtic Exploration Ltd. (a)(e)

200,000

5,222,528

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

2,700,000

95,240,050

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

1,383,400

57,482,954

Crew Energy, Inc. (a)

1,500,000

11,549,437

Enbridge, Inc.

2,737,800

108,936,342

Encana Corp.

700,000

15,769,712

Imperial Oil Ltd.

450,000

19,910,388

 

Shares

Value

Keyera Corp.

152,302

$ 7,392,842

MEG Energy Corp. (a)

400,000

14,610,263

Nexen, Inc.

600,000

14,327,910

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

700,000

16,463,579

Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. (a)(e)

113,000

1,221,927

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

250,000

6,991,239

Penn West Petroleum Ltd.

700,000

9,090,363

PetroBakken Energy Ltd. Class A (d)

700,000

8,838,048

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

300,000

7,329,161

Progress Energy Resources Corp.

300,000

6,043,554

Suncor Energy, Inc.

4,157,600

139,537,173

Surge Energy, Inc. (a)

250,000

1,689,612

Surge Energy, Inc. (a)(e)

632,000

4,271,339

Talisman Energy, Inc.

2,700,000

30,602,253

Tourmaline Oil Corp. (a)

400,000

13,216,521

Tourmaline Oil Corp. (a)(e)

80,000

2,643,304

TransCanada Corp.

1,400,000

63,036,796

Trilogy Energy Corp.

100,000

2,737,422

Vermilion Energy, Inc.

400,000

19,123,905

 

816,132,802

FINANCIALS - 28.3%

Capital Markets - 0.7%

CI Financial Corp.

1,000,000

23,369,212

Commercial Banks - 20.4%

Bank of Montreal

1,500,000

88,640,801

Bank of Nova Scotia

2,500,000

135,794,743

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

654,600

51,489,738

National Bank of Canada

300,000

23,182,979

Royal Bank of Canada

3,430,000

195,548,632

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

2,263,800

184,118,622

 

678,775,515

Consumer Finance - 0.2%

Discover Financial Services

150,000

6,150,000

Insurance - 3.1%

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (sub. vtg.)

40,000

14,838,949

Intact Financial Corp.

660,925

40,532,322

Manulife Financial Corp.

2,000,000

24,710,889

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

900,000

22,320,901

 

102,403,061

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.0%

Boardwalk (REIT)

200,000

12,870,088

H&R REIT/H&R Finance Trust

600,000

14,496,120

RioCan (REIT)

1,400,000

38,183,730

 

65,549,938

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.9%

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.
Class A

1,550,000

53,355,695

Brookfield Properties Corp.

700,000

10,779,474

 

64,135,169

TOTAL FINANCIALS

940,382,895

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

HEALTH CARE - 6.2%

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.1%

Catamaran Corp. (a)

2,206,468

$ 103,612,865

Pharmaceuticals - 3.1%

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) (a)

1,831,471

102,323,987

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

205,936,852

INDUSTRIALS - 4.8%

Machinery - 0.1%

Westport Innovations, Inc. (a)(d)

100,000

2,806,001

Road & Rail - 4.5%

Canadian National Railway Co.

1,140,000

98,436,646

Canadian Pacific

550,000

50,597,247

 

149,033,893

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2%

Finning International, Inc.

300,000

7,043,805

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

158,883,699

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.1%

Communications Equipment - 0.2%

Research In Motion Ltd. (a)

700,000

5,551,002

Computers & Peripherals - 0.3%

Apple, Inc.

17,000

10,116,700

Internet Software & Services - 0.9%

eBay, Inc. (a)

400,000

19,316,000

Open Text Corp. (a)

170,407

9,158,896

 

28,474,896

IT Services - 1.7%

CGI Group, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a)

2,190,000

57,296,320

Software - 0.0%

Constellation Software, Inc.

10,000

1,147,034

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

102,585,952

MATERIALS - 18.0%

Chemicals - 1.8%

Agrium, Inc.

500,000

52,655,820

Methanex Corp.

200,000

5,995,494

 

58,651,314

Metals & Mining - 16.2%

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

900,000

50,814,518

Alamos Gold, Inc.

250,000

4,893,617

Barrick Gold Corp.

2,230,000

90,182,428

Copper Mountain Mining Corp. (a)

390,000

1,577,572

Detour Gold Corp. (a)

100,000

2,817,522

Eldorado Gold Corp.

2,005,000

29,630,839

 

Shares

Value

First Majestic Silver Corp. (a)

100,000

$ 2,311,890

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

1,630,000

36,639,299

Franco-Nevada Corp.

500,000

28,790,989

Goldcorp, Inc.

2,550,000

115,276,596

IAMGOLD Corp.

700,000

10,863,579

Kinross Gold Corp.

2,800,000

27,810,763

New Gold, Inc. (a)

1,200,000

14,045,557

Silver Wheaton Corp.

1,125,900

45,374,193

Tahoe Resources, Inc. (a)

350,000

7,134,919

Teck Resources Ltd. Class B
(sub. vtg.)

600,000

19,043,805

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (a)

100,000

781,977

Yamana Gold, Inc.

2,500,000

50,488,110

 

538,478,173

TOTAL MATERIALS

597,129,487

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 5.6%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 4.5%

BCE, Inc.

1,900,000

83,057,822

Manitoba Telecom Services, Inc.

150,000

5,035,795

TELUS Corp.

950,000

61,675,094

 

149,768,711

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.1%

Rogers Communications, Inc.
Class B (non-vtg.)

800,000

35,115,895

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

184,884,606

UTILITIES - 0.2%

Electric Utilities - 0.2%

Fortis, Inc.

200,000

6,762,453

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,549,774,434)


3,295,534,630

Money Market Funds - 0.6%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

13,194,244

13,194,244

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

5,266,702

5,266,702

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $18,460,946)


18,460,946

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.9%

(Cost $2,568,235,380)

3,313,995,576

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.1%

3,373,680

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 3,317,369,256

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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.

(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $13,359,098 or 0.4% of net assets.

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

$ 44,834

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

3,887,175

Total

$ 3,932,009

Other Information

All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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

Annual Report

Fidelity Canada Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $5,503,902) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,549,774,434)

$ 3,295,534,630

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $18,460,946)

18,460,946

 

Total Investments (cost $2,568,235,380)

 

$ 3,313,995,576

Cash

 

21,250

Foreign currency held at value (cost $2,060,308)

2,060,332

Receivable for investments sold

9,935,950

Receivable for fund shares sold

1,517,468

Dividends receivable

4,109,324

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

59,330

Other receivables

14,400

Total assets

3,331,713,630

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for fund shares redeemed

6,635,280

Accrued management fee

1,512,106

Distribution and service plan fees payable

111,491

Other affiliated payables

742,785

Other payables and accrued expenses

76,010

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

5,266,702

Total liabilities

14,344,374

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 3,317,369,256

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 2,827,898,108

Undistributed net investment income

34,776,724

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

(291,046,123)

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

745,740,547

Net Assets

$ 3,317,369,256

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($159,597,483 ÷ 2,975,053 shares)

$ 53.65

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $53.65)

$ 56.92

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($29,625,811 ÷ 553,936 shares)

$ 53.48

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $53.48)

$ 55.42

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($9,803,560 ÷ 185,371 shares)A

$ 52.89

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($66,500,018 ÷ 1,263,941 shares)A

$ 52.61

 

 

 

Canada:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,992,597,323 ÷ 55,370,497 shares)

$ 54.05

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($59,245,061 ÷ 1,098,973 shares)

$ 53.91

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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Fidelity Canada Fund
Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 89,193,450

Interest

 

976

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

3,932,009

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

93,126,435

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(13,007,969)

Total income

 

80,118,466

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

 

Basic fee

$ 26,006,550

Performance adjustment

(7,737,368)

Transfer agent fees

8,217,902

Distribution and service plan fees

1,473,188

Accounting and security lending fees

1,518,335

Custodian fees and expenses

53,185

Independent trustees' compensation

24,641

Registration fees

118,560

Audit

72,750

Legal

19,835

Interest

4,274

Miscellaneous

47,776

Total expenses before reductions

29,819,628

Expense reductions

(54,667)

29,764,961

Net investment income (loss)

50,353,505

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(17,620,339)

Foreign currency transactions

(450,336)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(18,070,675)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

100,622,640

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(46,625)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

100,576,015

Net gain (loss)

82,505,340

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 132,858,845

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 50,353,505

$ 41,545,130

Net realized gain (loss)

(18,070,675)

43,297,359

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

100,576,015

(192,122,126)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

132,858,845

(107,279,637)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(36,731,380)

(35,317,815)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(22,566,448)

(35,060,747)

Total distributions

(59,297,828)

(70,378,562)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(952,875,100)

103,024,419

Redemption fees

257,398

1,146,266

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(879,056,685)

(73,487,514)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

4,196,425,941

4,269,913,455

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $34,776,724 and undistributed net investment income of $25,762,870, respectively)

$ 3,317,369,256

$ 4,196,425,941

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.20

$ 53.81

$ 44.24

$ 38.20

$ 70.16

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .57

.34

.31

.38

.39

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.50

(1.17)

9.64

5.72

(28.71)

Total from investment operations

  2.07

(.83)

9.95

6.10

(28.32)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.33)

(.35)

(.39)

(.07)

(.41)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.29)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.62)

(.79)

(.39)

(.07)

(3.68)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital C

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 53.65

$ 52.20

$ 53.81

$ 44.24

$ 38.20

Total Return A,B

  4.04%

(1.64)%

22.62%

16.08%

(42.23)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.08%

1.12%

1.24%

1.42%

1.34%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.08%

1.12%

1.24%

1.42%

1.34%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.08%

1.12%

1.18%

1.39%

1.31%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.11%

.59%

.63%

.98%

.69%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 159,597

$ 215,369

$ 170,446

$ 83,015

$ 56,242

Portfolio turnover rate E

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.01

$ 53.64

$ 44.11

$ 38.10

$ 70.09

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .43

.17

.18

.27

.23

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.49

(1.16)

9.60

5.73

(28.66)

Total from investment operations

  1.92

(.99)

9.78

6.00

(28.43)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.16)

(.21)

(.26)

-

(.33)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.29)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.45)

(.65)

(.26)

-

(3.60)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital C

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 53.48

$ 52.01

$ 53.64

$ 44.11

$ 38.10

Total Return A,B

  3.74%

(1.93)%

22.27%

15.77%

(42.40)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.36%

1.42%

1.51%

1.70%

1.63%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.36%

1.42%

1.51%

1.70%

1.63%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.36%

1.42%

1.46%

1.67%

1.60%

Net investment income (loss)

  .83%

.30%

.36%

.71%

.40%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 29,626

$ 34,323

$ 31,522

$ 17,727

$ 14,963

Portfolio turnover rate E

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 51.37

$ 53.03

$ 43.68

$ 37.91

$ 69.88

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .17

(.11)

(.07)

.08

(.06)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.49

(1.14)

9.50

5.68

(28.54)

Total from investment operations

  1.66

(1.25)

9.43

5.76

(28.60)

Distributions from net investment income

  -

(.01)

(.09)

-

(.14)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.14)

(.41)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.14)

(.42)

(.09)

-

(3.41)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital C

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 52.89

$ 51.37

$ 53.03

$ 43.68

$ 37.91

Total Return A,B

  3.25%

(2.41)%

21.64%

15.22%

(42.68)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.85%

1.91%

2.01%

2.19%

2.13%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.85%

1.91%

2.01%

2.19%

2.13%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.85%

1.91%

1.96%

2.16%

2.10%

Net investment income (loss)

  .34%

(.20)%

(.14)%

.21%

(.10)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 9,804

$ 11,866

$ 13,464

$ 7,283

$ 5,615

Portfolio turnover rate E

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 51.19

$ 52.87

$ 43.60

$ 37.84

$ 69.91

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .19

(.08)

(.06)

.09

(.05)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.46

(1.14)

9.48

5.66

(28.52)

Total from investment operations

  1.65

(1.22)

9.42

5.75

(28.57)

Distributions from net investment income

  -

(.03)

(.16)

-

(.27)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.23)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.23)

(.47)

(.16)

-

(3.54)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital C

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 52.61

$ 51.19

$ 52.87

$ 43.60

$ 37.84

Total Return A,B

  3.26%

(2.36)%

21.68%

15.22%

(42.69)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.82%

1.86%

1.99%

2.18%

2.13%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.82%

1.86%

1.99%

2.18%

2.13%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.82%

1.86%

1.94%

2.15%

2.10%

Net investment income (loss)

  .37%

(.15)%

(.12)%

.22%

(.10)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 66,500

$ 87,990

$ 54,052

$ 24,848

$ 16,716

Portfolio turnover rate E

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Canada

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.59

$ 54.14

$ 44.46

$ 38.37

$ 70.25

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .73

.52

.46

.48

.58

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.51

(1.18)

9.68

5.74

(28.83)

Total from investment operations

  2.24

(.66)

10.14

6.22

(28.25)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.49)

(.46)

(.47)

(.14)

(.40)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.29)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.78)

(.90)

(.47)

(.14)

(3.67)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - F

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 54.05

$ 52.59

$ 54.14

$ 44.46

$ 38.37

Total Return A

  4.36%

(1.33)%

22.97%

16.40%

(42.06)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C,E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .77%

.82%

.94%

1.17%

1.03%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .77%

.82%

.94%

1.17%

1.03%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .77%

.82%

.89%

1.13%

1.00%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.42%

.90%

.93%

1.24%

1.00%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 2,992,597

$ 3,778,765

$ 3,953,693

$ 3,149,791

$ 2,776,298

Portfolio turnover rate D

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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 $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.44

$ 54.02

$ 44.39

$ 38.31

$ 70.25

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .74

.51

.46

.49

.52

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.50

(1.18)

9.65

5.72

(28.78)

Total from investment operations

  2.24

(.67)

10.11

6.21

(28.26)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.48)

(.48)

(.49)

(.14)

(.45)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.29)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.77)

(.92)

(.49)

(.14)

(3.72)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - F

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 53.91

$ 52.44

$ 54.02

$ 44.39

$ 38.31

Total Return A

  4.38%

(1.35)%

22.94%

16.40%

(42.11)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C,E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .76%

.82%

.95%

1.17%

1.11%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .76%

.82%

.95%

1.17%

1.11%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .76%

.82%

.90%

1.14%

1.08%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.42%

.89%

.92%

1.23%

.92%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 59,245

$ 68,112

$ 46,737

$ 17,956

$ 8,870

Portfolio turnover rate D

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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 $.01 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Canada Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Canada, and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Effective after the close of business on September 1, 2010, Class B shares were 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. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

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

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 769,644,661

Gross unrealized depreciation

(51,536,631)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 718,108,030

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 2,595,887,546

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 34,776,967

Capital loss carryforward

$ (263,393,959)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 718,088,381

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (79,471,942)

2017

(150,917,782)

Total with expiration

(230,389,724)

No expiration

 

Short-term

(33,004,235)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (263,393,959)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 59,297,828

$ 70,378,562

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $3,166,105,255 and $4,137,995,727, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ±.20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Canada as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .50% of the Fund's average net assets.

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

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 FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 453,416

$ 24,371

Class T

.25%

.25%

156,708

1,287

Class B

.75%

.25%

106,696

80,189

Class C

.75%

.25%

756,368

189,437

 

 

 

$ 1,473,188

$ 295,284

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

$ 62,502

Class T

9,357

Class B*

21,585

Class C*

22,491

 

$ 115,935

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

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 508,239

.28

Class T

96,227

.31

Class B

31,928

.30

Class C

201,488

.27

Canada

7,248,062

.22

Institutional Class

131,958

.21

 

$ 8,217,902

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $18,194 for the period.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

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, 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

$ 8,610,311

.37%

$ 4,026

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 $10,364 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less 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 $3,887,175. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Bank Borrowings.

The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity requirements. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. The average loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted to $7,821,000. The weighted average interest rate was .57%. The interest expense amounted to $248 under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no bank loans outstanding.

9. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $54,667 for the period.

10. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 1,331,457

$ 1,141,830

Class T

100,888

123,341

Class B

-

2,503

Class C

-

36,231

Canada

34,710,753

33,570,065

Institutional Class

588,282

443,845

Total

$ 36,731,380

$ 35,317,815

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10. Distributions to Shareholders - continued

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ 1,169,578

$ 1,445,324

Class T

185,711

261,152

Class B

32,050

101,491

Class C

395,818

470,108

Canada

20,430,566

32,375,322

Institutional Class

352,725

407,350

Total

$ 22,566,448

$ 35,060,747

11. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

554,403

2,386,291

$ 28,690,109

$ 138,991,055

Reinvestment of distributions

41,955

39,424

2,109,494

2,233,433

Shares redeemed

(1,747,243)

(1,467,607)

(89,985,257)

(82,665,471)

Net increase (decrease)

(1,150,885)

958,108

$ (59,185,654)

$ 58,559,017

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

72,156

254,873

$ 3,681,114

$ 14,715,904

Reinvestment of distributions

5,569

6,640

279,919

375,773

Shares redeemed

(183,751)

(189,243)

(9,407,140)

(10,669,184)

Net increase (decrease)

(106,026)

72,270

$ (5,446,107)

$ 4,422,493

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

3,584

29,930

$ 181,692

$ 1,729,701

Reinvestment of distributions

519

1,508

25,894

84,713

Shares redeemed

(49,710)

(54,348)

(2,528,127)

(3,060,843)

Net increase (decrease)

(45,607)

(22,910)

$ (2,320,541)

$ (1,246,429)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

161,752

1,081,104

$ 8,188,420

$ 62,770,855

Reinvestment of distributions

6,045

7,014

300,150

392,322

Shares redeemed

(622,861)

(391,485)

(31,505,606)

(21,249,300)

Net increase (decrease)

(455,064)

696,633

$ (23,017,036)

$ 41,913,877

Canada

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

4,866,802

20,804,881

$ 252,453,035

$ 1,223,871,558

Reinvestment of distributions

1,003,141

1,069,329

50,678,709

60,856,944

Shares redeemed

(22,354,268)

(23,043,159)

(1,155,960,861)

(1,313,818,426)

Net increase (decrease)

(16,484,325)

(1,168,949)

$ (852,829,117)

$ (29,089,924)

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

561,510

1,331,261

$ 29,055,185

$ 79,262,853

Reinvestment of distributions

13,162

10,934

663,252

620,606

Shares redeemed

(774,433)

(908,649)

(39,795,082)

(51,418,074)

Net increase (decrease)

(199,761)

433,546

$ (10,076,645)

$ 28,465,385

12. Other.

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

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Fidelity China Region Fund


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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity China Region Fund

7.01%

-3.38%

13.01%

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity China Region Fund, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI® Golden Dragon Index performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Robert Bao, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® China Region Fund: For the year, the fund's Retail Class shares returned 7.01%, trailing the 8.02% gain of the MSCI® Golden Dragon Index. Versus the index, the biggest negative impact came from an overweighting and stock selection in China. Among sectors and industries, my picks in the retailing segment of consumer discretionary and the semiconductors/semiconductor equipment portion of information technology weighed on performance. Noteworthy individual detractors included Taiwan-based DRAM computer memory maker Inotera Memories. I thought the company might benefit from better industry supply discipline and firmer pricing following the bankruptcy of one of Inotera's major competitors, but a weak global economic environment prevented that from happening. China Shipping Container Lines, which I sold at what turned out to be an inopportune time, also hampered the fund's results, as did an out-of-index stake in jewelry retailer Luk Fook Holdings International, based in Hong Kong. Underweighting Taiwanese electronics contract manufacturer and benchmark component Hon Hai Precision Industry further worked against us, given the stock's robust performance. Conversely, a sizable underweighting in the weak-performing Taiwan market added value, along with my choices in the hardware/equipment area of information technology. Negligible exposure to Taiwan-headquartered HTC, a stock I sold early in the period, was the right decision, as the smartphone maker lost market share to rivals Apple and Samsung Electronics, which hampered its stock. China Overseas Land and Investment, one of the largest property developers in that nation, also contributed, as did BOC Hong Kong, one of my favorite banks, and Chinese power utility Huaneng Power International, whose stock rose as investors anticipated an earnings boost from lower coal prices.

Note to shareholders: Fidelity China Region Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in any industry that represents more than 20% of the Hong Kong, Taiwanese and Chinese market. As of October 31, 2012, the fund did not have more than 25% of its total assets invested in any one industry.

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, redemption fees 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 (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Class A

1.35%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,013.10

$ 6.83

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.35

$ 6.85

Class T

1.64%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,011.80

$ 8.29

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.89

$ 8.31

Class B

2.10%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,009.70

$ 10.61

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.58

$ 10.63

Class C

2.10%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,009.30

$ 10.61

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.58

$ 10.63

China Region

1.04%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.80

$ 5.27

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.91

$ 5.28

Institutional Class

1.05%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.50

$ 5.32

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.86

$ 5.33

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

Annual Report

Fidelity China Region Fund


Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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Hong Kong

29.3%

 

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China

23.4%

 

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Cayman Islands

18.9%

 

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Taiwan

18.8%

 

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Bermuda

8.1%

 

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Netherlands

0.6%

 

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Italy

0.5%

 

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United States of America

0.2%

 

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United Kingdom

0.2%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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China

28.3%

 

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Hong Kong

27.1%

 

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Taiwan

21.6%

 

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Cayman Islands

13.8%

 

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Bermuda

5.7%

 

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United Kingdom

0.9%

 

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United States of America

0.6%

 

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Korea (South)

0.5%

 

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Netherlands

0.5%

 

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Other

1.0%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

99.8

99.4

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

0.2

0.6

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

6.8

7.0

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Internet Software & Services)

4.7

2.8

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (H Shares) (Commercial Banks)

4.1

4.9

China Overseas Land and Investment Ltd. (Real Estate Management & Development)

2.8

1.6

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate Management & Development)

2.7

2.1

AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)

2.7

4.2

China Construction Bank Corp. (H Shares) (Commercial Banks)

2.6

2.6

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. (Commercial Banks)

2.4

2.9

MediaTek, Inc. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

2.4

0.7

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn) (Electronic Equipment & Components)

2.3

3.0

 

33.5

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

33.1

39.0

Information Technology

24.0

18.6

Consumer Discretionary

11.1

8.4

Materials

10.6

7.1

Industrials

8.1

10.7

Energy

4.4

8.1

Telecommunication Services

3.5

3.1

Utilities

3.1

2.2

Consumer Staples

1.5

1.9

Health Care

0.4

0.3

Annual Report

Fidelity China Region Fund


Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.8%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 11.1%

Automobiles - 0.9%

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. (a)

5,190,000

$ 6,482,436

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

11,915,000

5,119,573

 

11,602,009

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.4%

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (a)

5,689,000

19,562,693

Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Ltd. sponsored ADR (a)

403,400

5,853,334

Sands China Ltd.

4,808,200

18,084,920

SJM Holdings Ltd.

2,601,000

5,665,109

Wynn Macau Ltd.

2,610,800

7,394,412

 

56,560,468

Household Durables - 1.7%

Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.

5,486,000

2,965,960

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

9,863,500

18,785,074

 

21,751,034

Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.7%

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

2,303,450

8,832,126

Media - 0.9%

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

1,626,000

12,116,244

Multiline Retail - 0.7%

Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd.

1,753,500

3,746,809

Springland International Holdings Ltd.

11,629,000

5,716,930

 

9,463,739

Specialty Retail - 0.8%

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

4,988,400

6,153,393

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

1,834,000

4,609,818

 

10,763,211

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.0%

Prada SpA

752,900

6,139,738

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

3,459,000

6,739,428

 

12,879,166

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

143,967,997

CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.5%

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.2%

President Chain Store Corp.

601,000

2,973,109

Food Products - 0.8%

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

7,227,000

9,884,607

Personal Products - 0.5%

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

676,500

6,162,657

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

19,020,373

ENERGY - 4.4%

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5%

China Oilfield Services Ltd. (H Shares)

3,520,000

6,676,602

 

Shares

Value

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.9%

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

4,588,500

$ 19,538,003

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

13,186,000

24,500,281

Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd.

8,596,000

6,410,911

 

50,449,195

TOTAL ENERGY

57,125,797

FINANCIALS - 33.1%

Capital Markets - 2.8%

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

9,503,500

17,829,677

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

12,406,400

15,912,106

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd. (UBS Warrant Programme) warrants 4/22/13 (a)

345,100

1,859,050

 

35,600,833

Commercial Banks - 12.5%

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

10,152,000

31,241,760

China Construction Bank Corp. (H Shares)

43,679,000

32,914,028

Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

12,203,603

6,726,395

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

1,319,700

20,263,650

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (H Shares)

80,562,000

53,326,503

Wing Hang Bank Ltd.

904,500

9,593,474

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd. (BNP Paribas Warrant Program) warrants 8/20/13 (a)

1,351,900

7,282,671

 

161,348,481

Insurance - 3.2%

AIA Group Ltd.

8,697,000

34,451,120

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

2,372,000

6,974,893

 

41,426,013

Real Estate Management & Development - 14.6%

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

2,337,000

34,527,068

China Overseas Land and Investment Ltd.

13,656,000

35,769,679

Csi Properties Ltd.

139,720,000

5,678,905

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

10,685,600

13,139,756

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

1,343,000

9,305,630

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd. (a)

16,090,000

15,508,584

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

1,336,000

5,904,220

KWG Property Holding Ltd.

9,404,500

5,606,259

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

7,217,500

12,739,969

New World Development Co. Ltd.

6,432,000

9,942,563

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

3,908,500

7,463,926

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

1,656,000

23,055,645

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

1,448,000

9,911,730

 

188,553,934

TOTAL FINANCIALS

426,929,261

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

HEALTH CARE - 0.4%

Pharmaceuticals - 0.4%

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

9,846,000

$ 5,678,882

INDUSTRIALS - 8.1%

Construction & Engineering - 2.0%

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

4,803,000

4,505,495

China Railway Group Ltd. (H Shares)

8,253,000

4,206,341

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

13,696,000

16,311,389

 

25,023,225

Electrical Equipment - 0.4%

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

1,912,000

5,624,944

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.8%

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

2,358,000

23,199,528

Machinery - 0.3%

HIWIN Technologies Corp.

38,400

247,148

Singamas Container Holdings Ltd.

14,718,000

3,722,206

 

3,969,354

Marine - 2.7%

China Shipping Development Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

8,884,000

4,665,503

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

2,828,500

17,883,304

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

22,304,000

11,943,355

 

34,492,162

Road & Rail - 0.7%

MTR Corp. Ltd.

2,265,000

8,855,362

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.2%

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

3,524,000

3,037,441

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

104,202,016

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 24.0%

Communications Equipment - 1.2%

AAC Acoustic Technology Holdings, Inc.

4,485,000

16,030,155

Computers & Peripherals - 1.7%

ASUSTeK Computer, Inc.

616,000

6,600,753

Lenovo Group Ltd.

15,074,000

12,117,473

Quanta Computer, Inc.

1,391,000

3,181,061

 

21,899,287

Electronic Equipment & Components - 3.7%

Chroma ATE, Inc.

1,938,000

3,688,901

Delta Electronics, Inc.

1,475,000

5,039,541

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn)

9,711,047

29,488,869

TPK Holding Co. Ltd. GDR (Reg. S) (a)

727,542

9,140,976

 

47,358,287

Internet Software & Services - 4.7%

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

1,704,100

60,247,792

 

Shares

Value

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 12.7%

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. sponsored ADR (d)

1,694,111

$ 6,437,622

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

283,900

3,165,007

Inotera Memories, Inc. (a)

42,209,000

5,736,725

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.

2,131,000

5,858,244

MediaTek, Inc.

2,736,000

30,394,796

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

2,979,000

11,218,418

Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. ADR

612,000

14,106,600

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

28,667,796

87,359,967

 

164,277,379

Software - 0.0%

NetDragon WebSoft, Inc.

464,000

495,728

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

310,308,628

MATERIALS - 10.6%

Chemicals - 1.1%

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

3,220,000

7,628,346

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

3,015,000

7,183,978

 

14,812,324

Construction Materials - 5.1%

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

5,902,500

20,411,094

BBMG Corp. (H Shares)

16,845,000

14,475,739

China National Building Materials Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

12,214,000

15,570,780

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

14,036,000

9,544,418

Taiwan Cement Corp.

4,629,000

5,934,819

 

65,936,850

Metals & Mining - 3.0%

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. (H Shares) (a)

15,936,000

6,903,054

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

9,581,000

24,786,814

Maanshan Iron & Steel Ltd. (H Shares) (a)

25,498,000

6,580,087

 

38,269,955

Paper & Forest Products - 1.4%

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

15,012,000

7,883,670

Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd.

13,664,000

9,626,446

 

17,510,116

TOTAL MATERIALS

136,529,245

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.5%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.9%

China Unicom Ltd.

6,946,000

11,197,831

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.6%

China Mobile Ltd.

2,256,500

25,028,527

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

3,710,000

8,560,561

 

33,589,088

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

44,786,919

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

UTILITIES - 3.1%

Electric Utilities - 0.8%

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

1,173,500

$ 9,978,471

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 2.3%

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

2,084,000

4,463,765

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. (H Shares) (a)

9,798,000

2,490,572

Huaneng Power International, Inc. (H Shares)

29,620,000

23,664,040

 

30,618,377

TOTAL UTILITIES

40,596,848

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $1,037,958,239)


1,289,145,966

Money Market Funds - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

15,785,844

15,785,844

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

77,891

77,891

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $15,863,735)


15,863,735

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.1%

(Cost $1,053,821,974)

1,305,009,701

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.1)%

(13,627,324)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 1,291,382,377

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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) Includes 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

$ 26,173

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

111,499

Total

$ 137,672

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 143,967,997

$ 143,967,997

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

19,020,373

19,020,373

-

-

Energy

57,125,797

57,125,797

-

-

Financials

426,929,261

410,812,647

16,116,614

-

Health Care

5,678,882

5,678,882

-

-

Industrials

104,202,016

104,202,016

-

-

Information Technology

310,308,628

222,948,661

87,359,967

-

Materials

136,529,245

129,626,191

6,903,054

-

Telecommunication Services

44,786,919

8,560,561

36,226,358

-

Utilities

40,596,848

16,932,808

23,664,040

-

Money Market Funds

15,863,735

15,863,735

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 1,305,009,701

$ 1,134,739,668

$ 170,270,033

$ -

The following is a summary of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period ended October 31, 2012. Transfers are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period, and are primarily attributable to the valuation techniques used for foreign equity securities, as discussed in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements:

Transfers

Total

Level 1 to Level 2

$ 0

Level 2 to Level 1

$ 741,933,610

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

Annual Report

Fidelity China Region Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $78,930) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,037,958,239)

$ 1,289,145,966

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $15,863,735)

15,863,735

 

Total Investments (cost $1,053,821,974)

 

$ 1,305,009,701

Receivable for investments sold

29,683,136

Receivable for fund shares sold

1,372,007

Dividends receivable

187,311

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

772

Other receivables

280,271

Total assets

1,336,533,198

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 30,215,400

Payable for fund shares redeemed

13,622,794

Accrued management fee

754,511

Distribution and service plan fees payable

9,590

Other affiliated payables

299,717

Other payables and accrued expenses

170,918

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

77,891

Total liabilities

45,150,821

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 1,291,382,377

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 1,051,109,763

Undistributed net investment income

19,540,796

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

(30,455,911)

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

251,187,729

Net Assets

$ 1,291,382,377

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($13,539,457 ÷ 474,618 shares)

$ 28.53

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $28.53)

$ 30.27

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($4,348,975 ÷ 153,118 shares)

$ 28.40

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $28.40)

$ 29.43

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($1,532,663 ÷ 54,432 shares)A

$ 28.16

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($4,515,324 ÷ 160,840 shares)A

$ 28.07

 

 

 

China Region:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,265,488,434 ÷ 44,044,355 shares)

$ 28.73

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,957,524 ÷ 68,243 shares)

$ 28.68

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.

Annual Report

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 39,489,882

Interest

 

86

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

137,672

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

39,627,640

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(3,165,755)

Total income

 

36,461,885

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 9,807,145

Transfer agent fees

3,322,107

Distribution and service plan fees

123,475

Accounting and security lending fees

628,178

Custodian fees and expenses

506,447

Independent trustees' compensation

9,256

Registration fees

88,369

Audit

76,960

Legal

7,477

Interest

2,622

Miscellaneous

17,419

Total expenses before reductions

14,589,455

Expense reductions

(909,736)

13,679,719

Net investment income (loss)

22,782,166

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(16,254,587)

Foreign currency transactions

(261,369)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(16,515,956)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

76,673,788

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(86)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

76,673,702

Net gain (loss)

60,157,746

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 82,939,912

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 22,782,166

$ 27,851,224

Net realized gain (loss)

(16,515,956)

124,444,208

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

76,673,702

(389,938,389)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

82,939,912

(237,642,957)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(15,687,379)

(25,544,611)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(18,721,345)

(1,707,007)

Total distributions

(34,408,724)

(27,251,618)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(301,570,428)

(353,944,406)

Redemption fees

184,146

551,160

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(252,855,094)

(618,287,821)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

1,544,237,471

2,162,525,292

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $19,540,796 and undistributed net investment income of $15,589,239, respectively)

$ 1,291,382,377

$ 1,544,237,471

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

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Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.28

$ 31.61

$ 26.47

$ 16.67

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .36

.33

.25

.30

.28

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.42

(4.33)

5.15

9.63

(12.91)

Total from investment operations

  1.78

(4.00)

5.40

9.93

(12.63)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.19)

(.31)

(.20)

(.16)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.53)

(.34)

(.27)

(.16)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - J

.01

.01

.03

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.53

$ 27.28

$ 31.61

$ 26.47

$ 16.67

Total Return B, C, D

  6.70%

(12.79)%

20.54%

60.41%

(43.07)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.36%

1.37%

1.38%

1.39%

1.44% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.36%

1.37%

1.38%

1.39%

1.44% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.29%

1.31%

1.31%

1.31%

1.30% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.35%

1.07%

.91%

1.27%

2.63% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 13,539

$ 14,808

$ 16,047

$ 11,842

$ 340

Portfolio turnover rate G

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.13

$ 31.48

$ 26.40

$ 16.65

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .29

.25

.18

.23

.26

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.40

(4.32)

5.13

9.64

(12.91)

Total from investment operations

  1.69

(4.07)

5.31

9.87

(12.65)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.08)

(.27)

(.18)

(.14)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.42)

(.29) K

(.24) L

(.14)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - J

.01

.01

.02

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.40

$ 27.13

$ 31.48

$ 26.40

$ 16.65

Total Return B, C, D

  6.38%

(13.04)%

20.27%

59.92%

(43.14)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.64%

1.63%

1.64%

1.66%

1.68% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.64%

1.63%

1.64%

1.66%

1.68% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.57%

1.57%

1.58%

1.58%

1.53% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.06%

.81%

.64%

1.00%

2.40% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 4,349

$ 5,281

$ 6,070

$ 3,139

$ 107

Portfolio turnover rate G

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share. K Total distributions of $.29 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.268 and distributions from net realized gain of $.025 per share. L Total distributions of $.24 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.177 and distributions from net realized gain of $.065 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 26.94

$ 31.23

$ 26.28

$ 16.61

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .16

.10

.04

.12

.20

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.40

(4.29)

5.09

9.63

(12.89)

Total from investment operations

  1.56

(4.19)

5.13

9.75

(12.69)

Distributions from net investment income

  -

(.08)

(.12)

(.10)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.34)

(.11)

(.19)

(.10)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - J

.01

.01

.02

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.16

$ 26.94

$ 31.23

$ 26.28

$ 16.61

Total Return B, C, D

  5.90%

(13.45)%

19.63%

59.16%

(43.27)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.11%

2.12%

2.14%

2.15%

2.17% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.11%

2.12%

2.14%

2.15%

2.17% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.04%

2.06%

2.08%

2.06%

2.02% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .59%

.32%

.14%

.51%

1.91% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,533

$ 1,801

$ 2,496

$ 1,915

$ 155

Portfolio turnover rate G

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 26.86

$ 31.19

$ 26.25

$ 16.61

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .16

.10

.04

.12

.20

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.39

(4.28)

5.09

9.62

(12.89)

Total from investment operations

  1.55

(4.18)

5.13

9.74

(12.69)

Distributions from net investment income

  -

(.13)

(.13)

(.12)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.34)

(.16)

(.20)

(.12)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - J

.01

.01

.02

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.07

$ 26.86

$ 31.19

$ 26.25

$ 16.61

Total Return B, C, D

  5.88%

(13.46)%

19.66%

59.18%

(43.27)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.11%

2.12%

2.14%

2.15%

2.13% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.11%

2.12%

2.14%

2.15%

2.13% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.04%

2.06%

2.07%

2.07%

1.98% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .59%

.32%

.15%

.51%

1.95% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 4,515

$ 5,230

$ 5,938

$ 3,806

$ 233

Portfolio turnover rate G

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - China Region

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.49

$ 31.81

$ 26.55

$ 16.69

$ 41.52

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .45

.44

.34

.33

.39

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.42

(4.37)

5.18

9.68

(20.42)

Total from investment operations

  1.87

(3.93)

5.52

10.01

(20.03)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.29)

(.38)

(.21)

(.17)

(.32)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

(4.53)

Total distributions

  (.63)

(.40) G

(.27) H

(.17)

(4.85)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - F

.01

.01

.02

.05

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.73

$ 27.49

$ 31.81

$ 26.55

$ 16.69

Total Return A

  7.01%

(12.52)%

20.97%

60.77%

(53.75)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.04%

1.04%

1.06%

1.12%

1.11%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.04%

1.04%

1.06%

1.12%

1.11%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .98%

.98%

1.00%

1.03%

.96%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.66%

1.40%

1.22%

1.54%

1.45%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,265,488

$ 1,515,084

$ 2,130,070

$ 2,138,141

$ 740,289

Portfolio turnover rate D

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 $.01 per share. G Total distributions of $.40 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.376 and distributions from net realized gain of $.025 per share. H Total distributions of $.27 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.209 and distributions from net realized gain of $.065 per share.

Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.46

$ 31.79

$ 26.55

$ 16.70

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .45

.43

.33

.37

.34

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.42

(4.37)

5.18

9.64

(12.94)

Total from investment operations

  1.87

(3.94)

5.51

10.01

(12.60)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.31)

(.37)

(.22)

(.18)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.65)

(.40)

(.28) J

(.18)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D

  - I

.01

.01

.02

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.68

$ 27.46

$ 31.79

$ 26.55

$ 16.70

Total Return B, C

  7.02%

(12.56)%

20.92%

60.78%

(42.96)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.04%

1.06%

1.11%

1.08%

1.05% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.04%

1.06%

1.11%

1.08%

1.05% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .98%

1.01%

1.04%

1.00%

.91% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.66%

1.38%

1.18%

1.58%

3.02% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,958

$ 2,034

$ 1,904

$ 1,684

$ 60

Portfolio turnover rate F

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or 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. I Amount represents less than $.01 per share. J Total distributions of $.28 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.216 and distributions from net realized gain of $.065 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity China Region Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, China Region and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Effective after the close of business on September 1, 2010, Class B shares were 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. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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 October 31, 2012, including information on transfers between Levels 1 and 2 securities, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. 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. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

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

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 267,134,828

Gross unrealized depreciation

(22,561,736)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 244,573,092

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 1,060,436,609

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 19,540,801

Capital loss carryforward

$ (23,841,276)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 244,573,094

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

No expiration

 

Short-term

$ (23,841,276)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 15,687,379

$ 27,251,618

Long-term Capital Gains

18,721,345

-

Total

$ 34,408,724

$ 27,251,618

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,465,665,476 and $1,764,182,469, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% 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 FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 35,281

$ 524

Class T

.25%

.25%

22,950

-

Class B

.75%

.25%

16,491

12,400

Class C

.75%

.25%

48,753

8,299

 

 

 

$ 123,475

$ 21,223

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

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

$ 10,963

Class T

2,292

Class B*

5,294

Class C*

614

 

$ 19,163

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

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 42,267

.30

Class T

15,146

.33

Class B

4,929

.30

Class C

14,604

.30

China Region

3,240,864

.24

Institutional Class

4,297

.24

 

$ 3,322,107

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $1,024 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, 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

$ 5,482,818

.39%

$ 2,622

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 $3,885 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less 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 $111,499. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $909,245 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $491.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 100,983

$ 172,777

Class T

14,853

55,512

Class B

-

6,583

Class C

-

25,937

China Region

15,549,167

25,262,487

Institutional Class

22,376

21,315

Total

$ 15,687,379

$ 25,544,611

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ 182,091

$ 13,756

Class T

60,664

5,178

Class B

21,876

2,007

Class C

65,490

4,950

China Region

18,366,435

1,679,687

Institutional Class

24,789

1,429

Total

$ 18,721,345

$ 1,707,007

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

128,967

281,861

$ 3,497,936

$ 8,932,867

Reinvestment of distributions

10,227

5,327

266,217

172,528

Shares redeemed

(207,420)

(251,952)

(5,547,035)

(7,835,006)

Net increase (decrease)

(68,226)

35,236

$ (1,782,882)

$ 1,270,389

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

40,215

75,956

$ 1,078,486

$ 2,390,903

Reinvestment of distributions

2,834

1,832

73,623

59,161

Shares redeemed

(84,588)

(75,948)

(2,252,505)

(2,353,550)

Net increase (decrease)

(41,539)

1,840

$ (1,100,396)

$ 96,514

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10. Share Transactions - continued

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

4,773

8,058

$ 131,481

$ 255,784

Reinvestment of distributions

760

239

19,651

7,684

Shares redeemed

(17,966)

(21,353)

(477,343)

(653,889)

Net increase (decrease)

(12,433)

(13,056)

$ (326,211)

$ (390,421)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

39,150

88,544

$ 1,051,097

$ 2,766,692

Reinvestment of distributions

2,380

892

61,380

28,631

Shares redeemed

(75,401)

(85,136)

(1,981,464)

(2,585,147)

Net increase (decrease)

(33,871)

4,300

$ (868,987)

$ 210,176

China Region

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

5,981,804

12,355,142

$ 163,640,090

$ 393,844,409

Reinvestment of distributions

1,245,751

794,988

32,563,934

25,868,885

Shares redeemed

(18,300,659)

(24,993,159)

(493,563,874)

(775,253,396)

Net increase (decrease)

(11,073,104)

(11,843,029)

$ (297,359,850)

$ (355,540,102)

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

33,539

53,728

$ 913,352

$ 1,636,945

Reinvestment of distributions

1,708

607

44,574

19,735

Shares redeemed

(41,079)

(40,146)

(1,090,028)

(1,247,642)

Net increase (decrease)

(5,832)

14,189

$ (132,102)

$ 409,038

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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Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund


Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's 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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund

6.60%

-7.51%

14.18%

Prior to December 1, 2010, the fund operated under certain different investment policies. The fund's historical performance may not represent its current investment policies.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI AC (All Country) Asia ex Japan Index performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Colin Chickles, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Emerging Asia Fund: For the year, the fund returned 6.60%, compared with 6.50% for the MSCI® AC (All Country) Asia ex Japan Index. Versus the index, performance was especially helped by stock picking and an underweighting in Taiwan, security selection in Indonesia, and an overweighting in the strong-performing Thai market. Not owning Taiwan-based smartphone maker HTC and Indian IT services provider Infosys, two weak-performing benchmark components, paid off. An overweighting in benchmark heavyweight Samsung Electronics also contributed to relative performance and was the fund's top absolute contributor, as well as its largest position during the period. The company emerged as Apple's major competitor in the smartphone space. Conversely, positioning in Hong Kong, South Korea and China weighed on performance. At the stock level, Korean automaker Kia Motors was the biggest relative detractor. The company's third-quarter earnings fell short of forecasts, due in part to a nine-week strike that hampered production. Other detractors included Banpu, a Thailand-based thermal coal producer, and not owning strong-performing Chinese Internet stock Tencent Holdings until September.

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 redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Actual

1.05%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,005.30

$ 5.29

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.86

$ 5.33

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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Korea (South)

20.9%

 

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Hong Kong

14.6%

 

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China

12.1%

 

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India

11.4%

 

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Taiwan

9.1%

 

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Thailand

7.0%

 

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Cayman Islands

6.8%

 

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Indonesia

5.2%

 

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Singapore

3.6%

 

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Other

9.3%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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Korea (South)

23.7%

 

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Hong Kong

16.1%

 

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China

14.2%

 

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Taiwan

11.0%

 

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India

7.9%

 

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Thailand

6.3%

 

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Indonesia

5.6%

 

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Singapore

4.7%

 

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Cayman Islands

3.5%

 

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Other

7.0%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

98.6

99.6

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

1.4

0.4

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea (South), Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

6.4

7.6

China Construction Bank Corp. (H Shares) (China, Commercial Banks)

2.4

2.5

AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong, Insurance)

2.2

1.8

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (H Shares) (China, Commercial Banks)

2.2

1.9

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands, Internet Software & Services)

1.7

0.0

POSCO (Korea (South), Metals & Mining)

1.6

1.4

Hyundai Motor Co. (Korea (South), Automobiles)

1.5

2.0

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

1.5

4.3

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn) (Taiwan, Electronic Equipment & Components)

1.5

1.3

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (H Shares) (China, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

1.3

2.0

 

22.3

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

31.2

28.2

Information Technology

19.0

21.7

Industrials

8.7

9.2

Consumer Discretionary

8.3

9.1

Telecommunication Services

7.3

7.9

Materials

7.1

7.3

Consumer Staples

5.8

4.9

Energy

5.6

7.4

Utilities

4.0

3.0

Health Care

1.6

0.9

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Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 98.6%

Shares

Value

Australia - 0.6%

Origin Energy Ltd.

337,235

$ 3,976,759

Spark Infrastructure Group unit

2,634,208

4,621,203

TOTAL AUSTRALIA

8,597,962

Bermuda - 1.2%

BW Offshore Ltd.

546,500

321,115

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.

478,000

1,415,488

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

954,000

5,588,558

Genting Hong Kong Ltd. (a)

1,921,000

614,720

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

3,058,000

5,681,925

Man Wah Holdings Ltd.

2,042,800

1,257,302

Oriental Watch Holdings Ltd.

5,778,000

1,729,661

TOTAL BERMUDA

16,608,769

Canada - 0.0%

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (a)

57,400

448,855

Cayman Islands - 6.8%

7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. ADR (a)

97,200

1,171,260

AirMedia Group, Inc. ADR (a)(d)

151,875

344,756

Anta Sports Products Ltd.

2,221,000

1,891,420

Anton Oilfield Services Group

2,830,000

854,472

Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)

13,000

1,386,060

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

386,000

687,162

Changyou.com Ltd. (A Shares) ADR (d)

81,600

2,027,760

China Kanghui Holdings sponsored ADR (a)

26,100

798,660

China Lodging Group Ltd. ADR (a)

79,300

1,349,686

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

2,411,000

1,390,594

China Metal Recycling (Holdings) Ltd.

1,071,600

1,071,593

China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.

1,565,000

2,503,984

Chu Kong Petroleum & Natural Gas Steel Pipe Holdings Ltd.

1,606,000

652,757

Coastal Energy Co. (a)

28,600

537,494

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

678,000

2,821,337

Ginko International Co. Ltd.

54,000

662,752

Gourmet Master Co. Ltd.

87,150

617,598

HiSoft Technology International Ltd. ADR (a)

46,700

485,213

Hopefluent Group Holdings Ltd.

2,108,000

606,556

Ju Teng International Holdings Ltd.

5,180,000

2,071,987

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

2,125,000

1,233,863

KWG Property Holding Ltd.

5,847,500

3,485,842

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

7,427,000

3,900,348

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

3,826,500

6,754,346

Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Ltd. sponsored ADR (a)(d)

172,300

2,500,073

Mindray Medical International Ltd. sponsored ADR

18,300

622,383

O-Net Communications Group Ltd.

2,756,000

729,002

Samson Holding Ltd.

15,355,000

2,199,218

Sands China Ltd.

1,774,800

6,675,495

SOHO China Ltd.

3,003,000

2,042,027

 

Shares

Value

SouFun Holdings Ltd. ADR (d)

141,700

$ 2,560,519

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

627,600

22,188,554

Tiangong International Co. Ltd.

3,066,000

739,791

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

299,000

417,440

VST Holdings Ltd.

3,510,000

615,944

Wynn Macau Ltd.

1,495,600

4,235,898

Xueda Education Group sponsored ADR (a)

345,700

995,616

Yingde Gases Group Co. Ltd.

1,411,500

1,338,640

Youyuan International Holdings Ltd.

7,891,000

1,934,555

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

191,000

504,800

TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS

89,607,455

China - 12.1%

Air China Ltd. (H Shares)

14,522,000

10,305,869

Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Development Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

1,352,400

1,821,802

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

9,304,000

8,727,696

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. (H Shares)

14,168,000

7,988,872

China Construction Bank Corp. (H Shares)

42,369,000

31,926,886

China Longyuan Power Grid Corp. Ltd. (H Shares)

2,857,000

1,861,646

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (H Shares)

16,632,000

17,528,084

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. (H Shares)

10,151,500

10,085,941

China Railway Group Ltd. (H Shares)

7,340,000

3,741,008

China Southern Airlines Ltd. (H Shares)

9,858,000

4,668,210

China Suntien Green Energy Corp. Ltd. (H Shares)

9,341,000

1,904,346

Chongqing Machinery & Electric Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

6,312,000

961,047

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

1,226,000

2,300,119

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

1,419,500

3,901,310

Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

4,880,000

1,681,228

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

1,700,800

2,091,422

Harbin Power Equipment Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

7,968,000

6,590,265

Huaneng Renewables Corp. Ltd. (H Shares) (a)

7,348,000

929,160

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (H Shares)

44,138,000

29,216,320

Ping An Insurance Group Co. China Ltd. (H Shares)

1,593,500

12,624,551

TOTAL CHINA

160,855,782

Hong Kong - 14.6%

AIA Group Ltd.

7,451,400

29,516,968

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

459,500

2,967,462

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

4,997,500

15,379,304

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

1,158,000

17,108,406

China Everbright International

3,485,000

1,794,201

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Hong Kong - continued

China Everbright Ltd.

1,048,000

$ 1,525,337

China Mobile Ltd.

1,545,000

17,136,749

China Power International Development Ltd.

8,587,000

2,337,865

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

2,122,000

4,545,158

CITIC Pacific Ltd.

6,245,000

7,961,316

City Telecom (HK) Ltd. (CTI)

5,820,000

1,334,698

CNOOC Ltd.

4,700,000

9,672,491

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (a)

1,463,000

5,030,800

HKT Trust / HKT Ltd. unit

8,536,826

7,919,920

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

1,231,000

5,440,191

Lenovo Group Ltd.

7,678,000

6,172,081

Magnificent Estates Ltd.

6,280,000

303,869

New World Development Co. Ltd.

5,980,206

9,244,181

PCCW Ltd.

30,520,000

12,326,062

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

1,845,000

15,688,350

Singamas Container Holdings Ltd.

3,306,000

836,093

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

1,095,000

15,245,128

Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.

1,546,000

1,468,192

Wing Hang Bank Ltd.

196,500

2,084,154

TOTAL HONG KONG

193,038,976

India - 11.4%

Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd.

144,331

2,437,975

Apollo Tyres Ltd. (a)

1,705,002

2,718,877

Axis Bank Ltd.

300,977

6,615,285

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

78,385

2,646,268

Britannia Industries Ltd. (a)

60,530

544,101

Cairn India Ltd.

432,799

2,706,753

Cox & Kings India Ltd.

272,710

695,397

Dena Bank

1,152,618

2,276,102

Dish TV India Ltd. (a)

720,138

1,009,170

Gateway Distriparks Ltd.

711,052

1,890,456

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

124,401

1,667,928

Grasim Industries Ltd.

188,398

12,255,882

Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd. (a)

541,559

2,359,790

HCL Infosystems Ltd.

1,248,955

986,536

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

3,232,705

7,002,542

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

1,043,982

10,605,716

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

986,440

13,976,629

ICICI Bank Ltd.

317,185

6,171,672

IDBI Bank Ltd.

773,872

1,334,733

INFO Edge India Ltd.

35,689

232,421

Infotech Enterprises Ltd.

332,382

1,161,067

Ipca Laboratories Ltd.

157,851

1,346,890

ITC Ltd.

1,516,701

7,964,759

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. (a)

38,001

892,022

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

178,588

2,876,560

Manappuram General Finance & Leasing Ltd.

1,235,432

846,123

 

Shares

Value

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

136,188

$ 3,639,526

McLeod Russel India Ltd. (a)

326,072

1,833,833

MindTree Consulting Ltd.

86,420

1,058,868

Muthoot Finance Ltd. (a)

484,741

1,669,859

NIIT Technologies Ltd.

308,873

1,689,459

NTPC Ltd.

1,053,859

3,238,650

Opto Circuits India Ltd.

420,145

938,211

Petronet LNG Ltd.

1,529,759

4,782,185

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

2,623,630

5,558,848

Rolta India Ltd.

1,314,463

1,585,515

Shriram City Union Finance Ltd. (a)

79,229

1,149,818

Simplex Infrastructures Ltd.

126,330

477,920

SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd.

3,334,960

1,664,226

Strides Arcolab Ltd.

162,583

2,701,860

Tata Chemicals Ltd. (a)

498,327

2,930,872

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

347,941

8,506,949

Tata Steel Ltd.

1,085,009

7,908,940

Tech Mahindra Ltd. (a)

123,023

2,168,593

TTK Prestige Ltd. (a)

11,855

706,331

Yes Bank Ltd.

270,809

2,071,647

Zydus Wellness Ltd.

30,317

247,134

TOTAL INDIA

151,750,898

Indonesia - 5.2%

PT ACE Hardware Indonesia Tbk

1,773,500

1,292,498

PT Bank Bukopin Tbk

30,934,000

2,061,184

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

8,816,000

7,526,381

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk

20,931,000

16,125,845

PT BISI International Tbk

6,945,000

773,672

PT Ciputra Development Tbk

17,100,500

1,210,650

PT Global Mediacom Tbk

21,033,500

4,981,885

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

36,202,500

3,656,041

PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk

2,771,000

814,997

PT Pembangunan Perumahan Persero Tbk

27,536,500

2,207,498

PT Telkomunikasi Indonesia Tbk Series B

15,118,000

15,354,673

PT Tempo Scan Pacific Tbk

4,818,500

1,617,865

PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk

3,008,000

8,158,050

PT XL Axiata Tbk

3,814,000

2,720,020

TOTAL INDONESIA

68,501,259

Japan - 0.1%

Suzuki Motor Corp.

59,300

1,343,034

Korea (South) - 20.9%

AMOREPACIFIC Corp.

2,676

3,043,364

BS Financial Group, Inc.

761,040

8,620,263

Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.

92,340

2,938,769

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

9,712

3,050,811

CJ Corp.

56,648

5,533,249

DGB Financial Group Co. Ltd.

604,730

7,653,968

Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd.

40,760

1,848,615

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

305,950

8,909,231

Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd. (a)

243,500

2,713,447

Hotel Shilla Co.

90,450

3,816,036

Hyundai Hysco Co. Ltd.

111,840

4,472,287

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Korea (South) - continued

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd. (a)

30,740

$ 740,081

Hyundai Motor Co.

98,745

20,331,879

Hyundai Steel Co.

60,621

4,364,543

Hyundai Wia Corp.

28,562

4,623,591

ICD Co. Ltd.

111,899

1,364,972

Industrial Bank of Korea

378,810

4,169,162

Jcontentree Corp. (a)

579,339

2,165,242

KCC Corp.

5,567

1,562,387

Kia Motors Corp.

224,397

12,471,989

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

8,538

3,508,167

LG International Corp.

133,619

4,852,991

LG Telecom Ltd.

296,180

1,893,366

LIG Non-Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

43,060

1,097,905

Lotte Samkang Co. Ltd.

12,393

8,308,830

Nong Shim Co. Ltd.

13,593

3,216,482

Osstem Implant Co. Ltd. (a)

52,473

1,520,789

Paradise Co. Ltd.

35,062

586,875

POSCO

67,863

21,338,524

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

70,359

84,535,084

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

41,508

9,079,590

Samsung Heavy Industries Ltd.

316,600

9,683,956

SBS Contents Hub Co. Ltd.

48,411

725,952

SK Chemicals Co. Ltd.

31,198

1,922,835

SK Energy Co. Ltd.

51,735

7,615,625

SK Holdings Co. Ltd.

54,679

7,622,724

Soulbrain Co. Ltd.

64,933

2,614,424

Sungwoo Hitech Co. Ltd.

305,435

2,969,414

TOTAL KOREA (SOUTH)

277,487,419

Malaysia - 2.2%

Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd

3,949,300

9,892,698

Glomac Bhd

4,091,300

1,134,980

Hong Leong Bank Bhd

388,000

1,869,941

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd

904,100

2,893,951

Malaysian Plantations Bhd

1,991,300

2,660,732

Maxis Bhd

2,240,300

5,119,005

Telekom Malaysia Bhd

1,906,500

3,742,899

TIME dotCom Bhd (a)

1,149,500

1,320,831

TOTAL MALAYSIA

28,635,037

Papua New Guinea - 0.0%

Oil Search Ltd. ADR

79,618

614,897

Philippines - 1.2%

Cebu Air, Inc.

996,000

1,386,161

Manila Water Co., Inc.

8,153,200

5,752,866

PUREGOLD Price Club, Inc.

3,706,700

2,701,111

Security Bank Corp.

1,018,660

4,012,678

Universal Robina Corp.

975,000

1,705,657

TOTAL PHILIPPINES

15,558,473

Singapore - 3.6%

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

3,529,000

6,827,709

 

Shares

Value

Avago Technologies Ltd.

156,100

$ 5,155,983

First Resources Ltd.

1,846,000

3,102,394

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

2,251,000

4,742,638

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

4,654,000

3,630,120

Mapletree Industrial (REIT)

3,746,000

4,299,393

Mapletree Logistics Trust (REIT)

7,182,000

6,535,514

Petra Foods Ltd.

349,000

749,615

StarHub Ltd.

1,045,000

3,152,648

UOL Group Ltd.

1,588,000

7,368,487

Yanlord Land Group Ltd. (a)

1,528,000

1,578,357

TOTAL SINGAPORE

47,142,858

Taiwan - 9.1%

ASUSTeK Computer, Inc.

936,000

10,029,716

Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd.

4,055,085

8,898,697

Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

16,316,736

8,993,477

Chipbond Technology Corp.

1,780,000

3,016,433

ECLAT Textile Co. Ltd.

52,000

153,810

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

2,449,000

5,650,894

FLEXium Interconnect, Inc.

109,095

444,447

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn)

6,391,770

19,409,449

Insyde Software Corp.

526,928

1,554,988

MediaTek, Inc.

1,022,000

11,353,612

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

160,000

613,489

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

686,000

2,583,362

Quanta Computer, Inc.

2,135,000

4,882,506

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

1,396,910

5,810,495

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

6,533,192

19,908,730

Unified-President Enterprises Corp.

5,177,030

9,145,318

Wistron Corp.

3,974,628

3,816,786

Wowprime Corp.

50,000

701,814

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

8,016,000

3,128,463

TOTAL TAIWAN

120,096,486

Thailand - 7.0%

Advanced Info Service PCL (For. Reg.)

1,204,800

7,758,331

Bangchak Petroleum PCL (For. Reg.)

1,184,500

1,013,796

Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd. NVDR

1,820,700

10,507,463

Bangkok Expressway PCL (For.Reg.)

1,500,100

1,357,280

Banpu PCL:

(For. Reg.)

14,300

182,771

NVDR unit

321,200

4,105,328

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (For. Reg.)

3,902,100

4,484,807

Home Product Center PCL (For. Reg.)

1,428,840

531,098

LPN Development PCL unit

7,334,400

4,328,420

Preuksa Real Estate PCL (For. Reg.)

3,560,400

2,275,313

PTT Global Chemical PCL (For. Reg.)

2,592,838

5,156,933

PTT PCL (For. Reg.)

1,401,600

14,532,403

Robinsons Department Store PCL (For. Reg.)

338,200

669,894

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (For. Reg.)

2,697,800

14,161,911

Siam Makro PCL (For. Reg.)

243,700

3,655,103

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Thailand - continued

Sino Thai Engineering & Construction PCL (For. Reg.)

3,533,800

$ 2,465,710

Supalai PCL NVDR

1,944,500

1,217,294

Thai Tap Water Supply PCL

5,834,000

1,502,726

Thai Union Frozen Products PCL:

(For. Reg.)

1,938,240

4,550,156

NVDR

537,040

1,260,740

Thanachart Capital PCL (For. Reg.)

2,122,700

2,560,805

Total Access Communication PCL unit

1,228,400

3,474,526

Toyo-Thai Corp. PCL NVDR

823,400

731,583

TOTAL THAILAND

92,484,391

United Kingdom - 0.9%

HSBC Holdings PLC (Hong Kong)

382,289

3,767,118

Standard Chartered PLC (Hong Kong)

252,256

6,028,066

Vedanta Resources PLC

97,500

1,784,243

TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM

11,579,427

United States of America - 1.7%

China Natural Gas, Inc. (a)(d)

84,700

63,525

Citigroup, Inc.

148,600

5,556,154

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a)

121,400

8,091,310

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

181,300

7,048,944

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

28,600

1,328,184

Yum! Brands, Inc.

6,000

420,660

TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

22,508,777

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $1,242,533,145)


1,306,860,755

Money Market Funds - 1.6%

Shares

Value

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

19,523,448

$ 19,523,448

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

1,683,134

1,683,134

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $21,206,582)


21,206,582

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.2%

(Cost $1,263,739,727)

1,328,067,337

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.2)%

(2,859,058)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 1,325,208,279

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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) Includes 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

$ 22,150

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

361,813

Total

$ 383,963

Other Information

Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 110,717,940

$ 110,717,940

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

82,655,213

82,655,213

-

-

Energy

76,683,201

49,482,626

27,200,575

-

Financials

406,553,496

396,614,706

9,938,790

-

Health Care

20,698,798

20,698,798

-

-

Industrials

114,564,139

114,564,139

-

-

Information Technology

248,947,713

229,038,983

19,908,730

-

Materials

94,636,869

61,042,463

33,594,406

-

Telecommunication Services

96,893,494

63,067,374

33,826,120

-

Utilities

54,509,892

54,509,892

-

-

Money Market Funds

21,206,582

21,206,582

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 1,328,067,337

$ 1,203,598,716

$ 124,468,621

$ -

The following is a summary of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period ended October 31, 2012. Transfers are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period, and are primarily attributable to the valuation techniques used for foreign equity securities, as discussed in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements:

Transfers

Total

Level 1 to Level 2

$ 0

Level 2 to Level 1

$ 669,874,650

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

Annual Report

Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $1,656,566) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,242,533,145)

$ 1,306,860,755

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $21,206,582)

21,206,582

 

Total Investments (cost $1,263,739,727)

 

$ 1,328,067,337

Foreign currency held at value (cost $45,861)

45,861

Receivable for investments sold

11,871,957

Receivable for fund shares sold

1,712,014

Dividends receivable

573,873

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

5,166

Other receivables

703,407

Total assets

1,342,979,615

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 11,652,713

Payable for fund shares redeemed

2,622,582

Accrued management fee

941,781

Other affiliated payables

297,793

Other payables and accrued expenses

573,333

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

1,683,134

Total liabilities

17,771,336

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 1,325,208,279

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 1,523,385,416

Undistributed net investment income

19,737,880

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

(281,847,197)

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

63,932,180

Net Assets, for 46,380,801 shares outstanding

$ 1,325,208,279

Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,325,208,279 ÷ 46,380,801 shares)

$ 28.57

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 39,387,497

Interest

 

16

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

383,963

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

39,771,476

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(3,606,436)

Total income

 

36,165,040

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

Basic fee

$ 9,884,490

Performance adjustment

(1,552,044)

Transfer agent fees

3,220,263

Accounting and security lending fees

631,708

Custodian fees and expenses

780,131

Independent trustees' compensation

9,365

Registration fees

32,100

Audit

97,238

Legal

7,412

Interest

2,593

Miscellaneous

17,033

Total expenses before reductions

13,130,289

Expense reductions

(434,830)

12,695,459

Net investment income (loss)

23,469,581

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(11,879,084)

Foreign currency transactions

(559,956)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(12,439,040)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $299,951)

71,685,184

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(33,209)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

71,651,975

Net gain (loss)

59,212,935

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 82,682,516

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

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 23,469,581

$ 29,557,978

Net realized gain (loss)

(12,439,040)

145,863,376

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

71,651,975

(283,641,613)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

82,682,516

(108,220,259)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(28,292,736)

(28,179,915)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

-

(6,100,808)

Total distributions

(28,292,736)

(34,280,723)

Share transactions

 

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

151,864,540

468,544,331

Reinvestment of distributions

26,918,231

32,690,177

Cost of shares redeemed

(433,734,675)

(551,098,679)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

(254,951,904)

(49,864,171)

Redemption fees

135,187

438,078

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(200,426,937)

(191,927,075)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

1,525,635,216

1,717,562,291

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $19,737,880 and undistributed net investment income of $24,561,036, respectively)

$ 1,325,208,279

$ 1,525,635,216

Other Information

 

 

Shares

 

 

Sold

5,537,329

15,394,610

Issued in reinvestment of distributions

1,017,318

1,090,764

Redeemed

(16,016,403)

(18,480,637)

Net increase (decrease)

(9,461,756)

(1,995,263)

Financial Highlights - Emerging Asia

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.32

$ 29.70

$ 23.98

$ 18.50

$ 49.39

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .46

.50

.39

.58 E

.44

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.30

(2.30)

6.16

5.09

(28.21)

Total from investment operations

  1.76

(1.80)

6.55

5.67

(27.77)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.51)

(.49)

(.43)

(.20)

(.28)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.11)

(.40)

-

(2.89)

Total distributions

  (.51)

(.59) H

(.83)

(.20)

(3.17)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - G

.01

- G

.01

.05

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.57

$ 27.32

$ 29.70

$ 23.98

$ 18.50

Total Return A

  6.60%

(6.20)%

27.93%

31.08%

(59.64)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .94%

.82%

.78%

1.14%

1.18%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .94%

.82%

.78%

1.14%

1.18%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .91%

.78%

.74%

.99%

1.04%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.68%

1.68%

1.50%

2.86% E

1.34%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,325,208

$ 1,525,635

$ 1,717,562

$ 1,736,852

$ 1,605,632

Portfolio turnover rate D

  94%

115%

105%

220%

147%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown. B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. E Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.16 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.09%. 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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. H Total distributions of $.59 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.485 and distributions from net realized gain of $.105 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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 October 31, 2012, including information on transfers between Levels 1 and 2, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. 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. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A 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. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Other payables and accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.

The Fund received a final ruling from the Authority for Advance Ruling in India regarding the applicability of taxes imposed by the country on realized capital gains under the US/India tax treaty. The ruling entitled the Fund to a refund of capital gains taxes paid in prior years and exempts the Fund from taxes on future realized gains. The India Central Board of Direct Taxation may challenge the ruling at any time which could result in the reversal of some or all of the benefits recorded by the Fund.

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.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 138,544,122

Gross unrealized depreciation

(80,845,617)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 57,698,505

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 1,270,368,832

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 23,491,146

Capital loss carryforward

$ (278,970,970)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 57,603,026

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2017

$ (266,190,956)

No expiration

 

Short-term

(12,780,014)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (278,970,970)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 28,292,736

$ 34,280,723

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,297,008,882 and $1,557,525,724, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .60% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .23% of average net assets.

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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 FMR, 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $989 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, 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

$ 12,327,200

.38%

$ 2,593

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 $3,898 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. 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 $361,813, including $106 from securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $434,830 for the period.

9. 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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Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund


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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

1.03%

-8.13%

13.86%

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI Emerging Markets Index performed over the same period.

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Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund


Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year ending October 31, 2012, as measured by the MSCI® Emerging Markets Index. After some early choppiness, the index rallied strongly in the first two months of 2012 but retreated from March through May amid renewed concerns about Europe's sovereign debt crisis and continued economic sluggishness in key countries such as China and Brazil. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full year, despite the head wind of a generally stronger U.S. dollar. Major benchmark component Brazil was a drag on performance, falling roughly 13%. The nation's inflation rate crept higher while economic growth ebbed, creating an unfavorable backdrop for stocks here. India's market retreated about 5%, while Russia gave up 4%. Conversely, Hong Kong advanced approximately 17%, aided by rebounding shares of property developers, while South Africa added 7%, China rose roughly 5% and South Korea and Taiwan gained about 4% and 1%, respectively. Sentiment about Chinese stocks improved following the government's September approval of massive outlays for infrastructure projects, in hopes of halting that nation's economic slowdown. However, China's ongoing transition to new Communist Party leadership created uncertainty that kept some investors on the sidelines.

Comments from Robert von Rekowsky, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund for most of the period: For the year, the fund's Retail Class shares returned 1.03%, lagging the MSCI index. Relative performance was hurt the most by out-of-benchmark exposure to emerging-markets stocks listed in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, along with my picks in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Important individual detractors included OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes, a Brazilian producer of crude oil and natural gas. Given the company's significant downward revisions in its production and earnings targets, I sold the stock. Similar comments apply to an out-of-index position in Canadian gold-mining stock Eldorado Gold, which I also sold. Further weighing on our results was a non-index stake in China-based Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine and underweighting the strong-performing shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Conversely, stock selection in Indonesia helped. An out-of-benchmark stake in Indonesian cellular tower operator Tower Bersama Infrastructure paid off, as did underweighting Brazilian iron ore and nickel producer Vale and a sizable overweighting in Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor, which outperformed.

Note to shareholders: On October 1, 2012, Sammy Simnegar became Portfolio Manager of the fund.

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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Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund


Shareholder Expense Example

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

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Emerging Markets

1.08%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 965.10

$ 5.33

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.71

$ 5.48

Class K

.87%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 966.00

$ 4.30

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.76

$ 4.42

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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Korea (South)

13.3%

 

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Brazil

12.2%

 

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India

7.8%

 

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Indonesia

7.2%

 

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United States of America

5.9%

 

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Cayman Islands

5.8%

 

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South Africa

5.6%

 

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Thailand

4.0%

 

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Russia

3.9%

 

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Other

34.3%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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Korea (South)

20.3%

 

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Brazil

10.8%

 

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Indonesia

7.1%

 

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Taiwan

6.7%

 

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China

6.4%

 

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South Africa

6.2%

 

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Cayman Islands

5.9%

 

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Russia

5.3%

 

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Hong Kong

4.9%

 

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Other

26.4%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks and Investment Companies

98.4

99.3

Bonds

0.0

0.1

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

1.6

0.6

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea (South), Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

4.4

5.1

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (United States of America, Investment Companies)

2.0

0.0

Vale SA (PN-A) (Brazil, Metals & Mining)

1.7

0.7

Hyundai Motor Co. (Korea (South), Automobiles)

1.6

2.0

Sberbank (Savings Bank of the Russian Federation) (Russia, Commercial Banks)

1.6

1.4

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands, Internet Software & Services)

1.6

0.0

Itau Unibanco Holdings SA sponsored ADR (Brazil, Commercial Banks)

1.5

0.0

CNOOC Ltd. (Hong Kong, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

1.5

1.4

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev) (PN) sponsored ADR (Brazil, Beverages)

1.4

1.0

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

1.2

1.6

 

18.5

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

22.3

20.5

Consumer Discretionary

17.8

12.7

Information Technology

13.5

14.6

Consumer Staples

11.0

9.7

Materials

10.4

9.5

Industrials

9.5

8.7

Energy

6.4

13.8

Telecommunication Services

2.9

4.6

Health Care

1.4

1.4

Utilities

1.2

3.9

Annual Report

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund


Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 96.1%

Shares

Value

Australia - 0.3%

Iluka Resources Ltd.

834,598

$ 8,594,236

Bailiwick of Jersey - 0.2%

Randgold Resources Ltd. sponsored ADR

51,100

6,111,049

Bermuda - 1.8%

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. (a)

7,674,000

9,585,012

Credicorp Ltd. (NY Shares)

234,732

30,360,237

Digital China Holdings Ltd. (H Shares)

3,854,000

6,484,624

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

1,232,000

3,656,234

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

8,000

492,800

TOTAL BERMUDA

50,578,907

Brazil - 12.2%

BR Malls Participacoes SA

1,346,200

17,697,024

Brasil Foods SA

561,934

10,223,018

CCR SA

1,867,700

16,423,585

Cetip SA - Mercados Organizado

787,433

9,072,121

Cielo SA

786,100

19,448,820

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar sponsored ADR (d)

323,819

15,135,300

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev) (PN) sponsored ADR

974,334

39,743,084

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (SABESP)

227,355

9,624,570

Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais

475,717

11,228,612

Gerdau SA sponsored ADR

1,561,874

13,728,872

Itau Unibanco Holdings SA sponsored ADR

2,893,600

42,188,688

Localiza Rent A Car SA

32,300

566,151

Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia SA

519,700

7,968,025

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

624,367

18,290,951

Multiplus SA

801,910

18,631,808

Qualicorp SA (a)

1,137,600

11,672,575

Souza Cruz SA

26,767

349,241

Totvs SA

228,374

4,643,828

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

957,700

20,087,157

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA - Usiminas (PN-A) (non-vtg.)

1,623,461

7,841,339

Vale SA (PN-A)

2,636,723

47,189,819

TOTAL BRAZIL

341,754,588

British Virgin Islands - 1.1%

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. Class A

1,067,435

13,780,586

Gem Diamonds Ltd. (a)

759,283

2,067,682

Mail.ru Group Ltd. GDR (e)

442,500

14,757,375

TOTAL BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

30,605,643

Canada - 0.4%

Africa Oil Corp. (a)

29,951

297,486

 

Shares

Value

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

430,268

$ 9,671,606

Ivanplats Ltd. Class A (f)

549,975

2,299,570

TOTAL CANADA

12,268,662

Cayman Islands - 5.8%

Anta Sports Products Ltd.

4,438,000

3,779,434

Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)

128,900

13,743,318

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

4,010,000

7,471,487

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

2,784,000

4,956,111

Changyou.com Ltd. (A Shares) ADR

223,219

5,546,992

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

1,446,106

580,305

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

244,000

1,015,348

Eurasia Drilling Co. Ltd. GDR (Reg. S)

470,291

16,272,069

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd. (H Shares)

2,923,000

6,411,701

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

1,846,000

16,816,356

Hengdeli Holdings Ltd.

44,860,000

14,123,573

Intime Department Store Group Co. Ltd.

2,884,000

3,416,122

KWG Property Holding Ltd.

3,842,500

2,290,611

MStar Semiconductor, Inc.

216,000

1,830,195

NetEase.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)

153,152

8,270,208

Sands China Ltd.

856,000

3,219,644

SINA Corp. (a)

106,400

5,812,632

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

1,258,300

44,486,707

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

3,041,000

4,245,601

TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS

164,288,414

Chile - 0.7%

CAP SA

217,106

7,484,438

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (PN-B) sponsored ADR (d)

194,647

11,260,329

TOTAL CHILE

18,744,767

China - 3.2%

Air China Ltd. (H Shares)

6,326,000

4,489,390

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

9,315,000

8,738,015

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. (H Shares)

19,970,000

11,260,431

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. (H Shares)

15,847,000

14,415,565

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. (H Shares)

4,693,500

4,663,189

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

835,500

3,557,590

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

4,462,000

5,527,087

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

8,433,500

23,178,373

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. (H Shares) (a)

12,364,000

3,142,829

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

82,000

443,326

Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co. (B Shares)

1,873,860

9,499,805

TOTAL CHINA

88,915,600

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Colombia - 1.5%

Almacenes Exito SA

741,818

$ 14,141,719

BanColombia SA sponsored ADR

174,049

11,142,617

Ecopetrol SA ADR (d)

296,500

17,555,765

TOTAL COLOMBIA

42,840,101

Czech Republic - 0.3%

Philip Morris CR A/S

14,266

7,643,421

Finland - 0.6%

Kone Oyj (B Shares) (d)

20,800

1,489,536

Nokian Tyres PLC

360,700

14,960,682

TOTAL FINLAND

16,450,218

France - 0.5%

LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton SA

91,254

14,832,171

Hong Kong - 2.6%

AIA Group Ltd.

125,400

496,743

China Mobile Ltd.

481,600

5,341,785

CNOOC Ltd.

20,334,000

41,846,900

Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd.

8,279,000

7,808,916

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (a)

1,617,000

5,560,358

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

9,818,000

8,031,706

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

6,594,000

1,752,716

Singamas Container Holdings Ltd.

13,906,000

3,516,850

TOTAL HONG KONG

74,355,974

India - 7.8%

Axis Bank Ltd.

534,804

11,754,655

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

325,108

10,975,605

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

1,834,291

7,663,760

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

53,036

1,976,344

HDFC Bank Ltd.

1,040,389

12,216,228

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

2,149,272

21,834,254

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

1,078,774

15,284,887

ICICI Bank Ltd.

1,222,397

23,784,961

ITC Ltd.

890,169

4,674,607

Jaypee Infratech Ltd.

2,914,167

2,586,218

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

436,558

13,199,784

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

813,982

13,111,002

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

854,377

20,889,005

Tata Motors Ltd.

4,253,223

20,225,370

Tata Steel Ltd.

1,656,008

12,071,115

Tech Mahindra Ltd. (a)

245,142

4,321,251

Titan Industries Ltd.

1,632,955

7,869,626

Ultratech Cemco Ltd.

430,479

15,971,047

TOTAL INDIA

220,409,719

Indonesia - 7.2%

PT AKR Corporindo Tbk

980,500

454,264

PT Astra International Tbk

35,143,500

29,453,824

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

579,500

494,730

PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

27,768,000

23,850,602

 

Shares

Value

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk

37,260,000

$ 28,706,177

PT Bank Tabungan Negara Tbk

177,500

28,089

PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk

62,585,400

8,079,705

PT Ciputra Development Tbk

3,464,500

245,273

PT Gadjah Tunggal Tbk

6,986,500

1,582,048

PT Global Mediacom Tbk

56,864,000

13,468,511

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

8,437,500

18,798,723

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

6,511,000

4,846,794

PT Jasa Marga Tbk

9,787,500

5,910,178

PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk

3,430,000

1,008,819

PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk

19,720,000

13,447,731

PT Pembangunan Perumahan Persero Tbk

16,021,500

1,284,383

PT Resource Alam Indonesia Tbk

8,074,000

2,395,711

PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk

9,173,000

14,229,789

PT Summarecon Agung Tbk

1,465,500

267,008

PT Telkomunikasi Indonesia Tbk Series B

5,655,500

5,744,037

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk (a)

37,424,865

19,481,888

PT United Tractors Tbk

4,048,000

8,892,497

PT Wijaya Karya Persero Tbk

7,813,500

1,114,466

TOTAL INDONESIA

203,785,247

Ireland - 0.3%

Dragon Oil PLC

870,100

7,792,888

Israel - 1.0%

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)

338,460

15,071,624

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

1,067,200

13,354,942

TOTAL ISRAEL

28,426,566

Italy - 0.4%

Prada SpA

1,450,500

11,828,517

Japan - 0.0%

Fanuc Corp.

3,500

557,247

Korea (South) - 13.3%

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

25,820

497,304

CJ Corp.

24,943

2,436,376

Cosmax, Inc.

6,480

289,137

DGB Financial Group Co. Ltd.

393,540

4,980,971

Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd.

267,210

12,118,952

Grand Korea Leisure Co. Ltd.

42,920

1,208,493

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

160,710

4,679,858

Honam Petrochemical Corp.

12,930

2,644,536

Hotel Shilla Co.

314,713

13,277,569

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

8,608

1,792,149

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

88,694

18,628,410

Hyundai Hysco Co. Ltd.

388,360

15,529,842

Hyundai Mobis

44,867

11,439,785

Hyundai Motor Co.

220,399

45,380,786

Hyundai Wia Corp.

25,092

4,061,870

Industrial Bank of Korea

643,160

7,078,583

Interflex Co. Ltd.

4,601

262,475

Kia Motors Corp.

521,053

28,960,135

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

4,236

1,740,524

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Korea (South) - continued

KT Corp.

12,310

$ 417,989

KT&G Corp.

241,611

18,414,663

LG Chemical Ltd.

83,338

23,388,941

LG Corp.

75,855

4,633,450

Lotte Samkang Co. Ltd.

15,336

10,281,951

NHN Corp.

2,225

515,273

Samsung C&T Corp.

82,372

4,480,024

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

102,273

122,879,192

Samsung Heavy Industries Ltd.

74,960

2,292,828

Silicon Works Co. Ltd.

87,326

2,238,574

SK Energy Co. Ltd.

2,948

433,959

Sung Kwang Bend Co. Ltd.

235,711

5,707,289

TK Corp. (a)

91,531

2,321,183

TOTAL KOREA (SOUTH)

375,013,071

Luxembourg - 0.5%

L'Occitane Ltd.

4,051,000

12,623,357

Malaysia - 0.3%

Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd

190,200

476,437

Malayan Banking Bhd

2,652,100

7,862,266

TOTAL MALAYSIA

8,338,703

Mexico - 3.1%

CEMEX SA de CV sponsored ADR

1,749,940

15,819,458

Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV Series L

322,685

4,135,957

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV unit

1,498,100

13,491,366

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Series O

3,860,500

21,448,860

Grupo Mexico SA de CV Series B

2,869,031

9,193,871

Grupo Televisa SA de CV

5,127,457

23,307,335

TOTAL MEXICO

87,396,847

Netherlands - 0.6%

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

77,500

4,260,351

Yandex NV (a)

529,500

12,326,760

TOTAL NETHERLANDS

16,587,111

Nigeria - 0.6%

Guaranty Trust Bank PLC GDR (Reg. S)

2,876,489

17,834,232

Panama - 0.9%

Banco Latinoamericano de Exporaciones SA (BLADEX) Series E

334,992

7,537,320

Copa Holdings SA Class A

177,200

16,447,704

TOTAL PANAMA

23,985,024

Philippines - 2.6%

Alliance Global Group, Inc.

17,480,300

6,328,634

Ayala Corp.

471,140

5,078,224

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

8,189,630

14,147,536

Manila Water Co., Inc.

2,015,100

1,421,847

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

2,733,240

6,317,708

 

Shares

Value

Philippine National Bank (a)

2,173,910

$ 3,808,309

PUREGOLD Price Club, Inc.

6,059,500

4,415,621

Security Bank Corp.

4,334,780

17,075,447

SM Investments Corp.

338,620

6,615,860

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

23,060,100

8,135,558

TOTAL PHILIPPINES

73,344,744

Poland - 0.5%

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

315,900

15,168,424

Russia - 3.6%

Magnit OJSC GDR (Reg. S)

16,600

589,300

Mechel Steel Group OAO sponsored ADR

137,815

875,125

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC sponsored ADR

422,061

7,234,126

NOVATEK OAO GDR (Reg. S)

193,758

22,088,412

Sberbank (Savings Bank of the Russian Federation)

15,341,500

44,911,019

Tatneft OAO sponsored ADR

168,500

6,527,690

TNK-BP Holding

172,236

351,605

Uralkali OJSC GDR (Reg. S)

456,400

17,881,752

TOTAL RUSSIA

100,459,029

Singapore - 0.4%

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

1,258,000

10,993,835

South Africa - 5.6%

African Bank Investments Ltd.

4,768,962

16,126,353

AVI Ltd.

1,754,243

11,568,638

Bidvest Group Ltd.

380,600

9,084,114

FirstRand Ltd.

4,424,260

14,685,197

Foschini Ltd.

302,764

4,395,860

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

906,370

20,590,932

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

4,987,200

18,860,211

Mr Price Group Ltd.

1,095,801

16,928,667

Nampak Ltd.

964,381

3,214,362

Naspers Ltd. Class N

426,880

27,713,611

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

455,500

9,366,731

Tongaat Hulett Ltd.

306,300

4,804,346

TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA

157,339,022

Switzerland - 1.0%

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Series A

115,158

7,468,639

Dufry AG (a)

90,900

11,536,970

Swatch Group AG (Bearer)

19,710

8,156,592

TOTAL SWITZERLAND

27,162,201

Taiwan - 3.6%

ASUSTeK Computer, Inc.

923,000

9,890,414

Chipbond Technology Corp.

2,998,000

5,080,486

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

3,567,000

8,230,599

MediaTek, Inc.

821,188

9,122,749

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

2,370,000

8,925,026

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

1,097,620

4,565,588

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Taiwan - continued

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

11,416,000

$ 34,788,211

Unified-President Enterprises Corp.

10,937,710

19,321,665

TOTAL TAIWAN

99,924,738

Thailand - 4.0%

Advanced Info Service PCL (For. Reg.)

3,405,000

21,926,557

Asian Property Development PCL (For. Reg.)

22,831,800

6,476,578

Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd. (For. Reg.)

1,944,600

11,476,120

Bangkok Expressway PCL (For.Reg.)

7,473,700

6,762,151

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL (For. Reg.)

1,280,700

3,163,124

C.P. ALL PCL (For. Reg.)

8,367,800

10,845,127

Hemaraj Land & Development PCL

12,652,700

1,295,386

Home Product Center PCL (For. Reg.)

20,589,700

7,653,165

Kasikornbank PCL (For. Reg.)

82,500

484,187

PTT PCL (For. Reg.)

1,169,600

12,126,925

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (For. Reg.)

5,491,000

28,824,617

TOTAL THAILAND

111,033,937

Turkey - 3.3%

Coca-Cola Icecek A/S

719,327

13,965,177

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi A/S

2,440,000

6,479,442

TAV Havalimanlari Holding A/S

729,000

3,619,582

Turk Hava Yollari AO (a)

3,616,000

8,371,771

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A/S

5,569,395

26,596,386

Turkiye Halk Bankasi A/S

2,103,000

18,536,904

Turkiye Is Bankasi A/S Series C

4,367,000

14,861,199

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerile A/S

32,000

781,925

TOTAL TURKEY

93,212,386

United Arab Emirates - 0.1%

NMC Health PLC

1,233,181

3,601,983

United Kingdom - 1.9%

Afren PLC (a)

1,231,300

2,736,113

Aggreko PLC

313,500

10,877,078

Antofagasta PLC

143,400

2,908,846

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

61,600

3,055,336

Ophir Energy PLC (a)

976,996

8,742,398

Prudential PLC

42,420

582,579

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

549,760

12,983,809

Tullow Oil PLC

476,500

10,796,084

TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM

52,682,243

United States of America - 2.3%

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

130,650

13,713,024

Cummins, Inc.

100,540

9,408,533

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

14,000

544,320

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A

198,160

12,218,546

Philip Morris International, Inc.

96,640

8,558,438

 

Shares

Value

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.

95,248

$ 4,371,883

Yum! Brands, Inc.

206,420

14,472,106

TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

63,286,850

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,408,789,180)


2,700,771,672

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.3%

 

 

 

 

Russia - 0.3%

Surgutneftegaz JSC
(Cost $11,137,681)

15,516,000


9,610,219

Investment Companies - 2.0%

 

 

 

 

United States of America - 2.0%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF
(Cost $56,917,403)

1,364,100


56,078,151

Money Market Funds - 2.4%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

29,919,473

29,919,473

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

38,537,213

38,537,213

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $68,456,686)


68,456,686

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.8%

(Cost $2,545,300,950)

2,834,916,728

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.8)%

(23,242,128)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 2,811,674,600

Security Type Abbreviations

ETF

-

Exchange-Traded Fund

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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.

(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $14,757,375 or 0.5% of net assets.

(f) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $2,299,570 or 0.1% of net assets.

Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:

Security

Acquisition Date

Acquisition Cost

Ivanplats Ltd. Class A

10/23/12

$ 2,663,584

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

$ 45,641

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

257,878

Total

$ 303,519

Other Information

Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 503,188,373

$ 482,963,003

$ 20,225,370

$ -

Consumer Staples

308,631,549

305,576,213

3,055,336

-

Energy

184,000,896

142,153,996

41,846,900

-

Financials

632,164,723

595,580,955

36,583,768

-

Health Care

39,274,237

39,274,237

-

-

Industrials

260,070,095

260,070,095

-

-

Information Technology

380,161,678

341,113,116

39,048,562

-

Materials

288,788,016

286,488,446

2,299,570

-

Telecommunication Services

79,637,412

68,133,601

11,503,811

-

Utilities

34,464,912

34,464,912

-

-

Investment Companies

56,078,151

56,078,151

-

-

Money Market Funds

68,456,686

68,456,686

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 2,834,916,728

$ 2,680,353,411

$ 154,563,317

$ -

The following is a summary of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period ended October 31, 2012. Transfers are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period, and are primarily attributable to the valuation techniques used for foreign equity securities, as discussed in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements:

Transfers

Total

Level 1 to Level 2

$ 0

Level 2 to Level 1

$ 928,909,440

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

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Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $36,461,919) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,476,844,264)

$ 2,766,460,042

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $68,456,686)

68,456,686

 

Total Investments (cost $2,545,300,950)

 

$ 2,834,916,728

Cash

 

3,018,397

Foreign currency held at value (cost $12,706,460)

12,719,558

Receivable for investments sold

86,822,118

Receivable for fund shares sold

2,169,307

Dividends receivable

5,305,231

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

26,243

Other receivables

2,320,404

Total assets

2,947,297,986

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 88,056,191

Payable for fund shares redeemed

6,240,218

Accrued management fee

1,669,645

Other affiliated payables

627,056

Other payables and accrued expenses

493,063

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

38,537,213

Total liabilities

135,623,386

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 2,811,674,600

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 2,814,999,392

Undistributed net investment income

34,119,316

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

(326,713,001)

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

289,268,893

Net Assets

$ 2,811,674,600

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Emerging Markets:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,203,756,037 ÷ 99,491,943 shares)

$ 22.15

 

 

 

Class K:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($607,918,563 ÷ 27,441,326 shares)

$ 22.15

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

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Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund
Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 86,522,575

Interest

 

105,837

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

303,519

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

86,931,931

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(8,754,391)

Total income

 

78,177,540

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 21,897,795

Transfer agent fees

7,021,581

Accounting and security lending fees

1,347,028

Custodian fees and expenses

1,845,693

Independent trustees' compensation

20,683

Registration fees

86,128

Audit

118,130

Legal

16,723

Interest

4,699

Miscellaneous

40,045

Total expenses before reductions

32,398,505

Expense reductions

(1,950,839)

30,447,666

Net investment income (loss)

47,729,874

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

26,412,836

Foreign currency transactions

(4,436,506)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

21,976,330

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

(38,607,945)

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

21,905

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(38,586,040)

Net gain (loss)

(16,609,710)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 31,120,164

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 47,729,874

$ 63,930,762

Net realized gain (loss)

21,976,330

283,847,843

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(38,586,040)

(874,036,776)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

31,120,164

(526,258,171)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(46,903,179)

(49,437,799)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

-

(24,690,435)

Total distributions

(46,903,179)

(74,128,234)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(578,640,528)

(859,245,695)

Redemption fees

392,465

1,366,825

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(594,031,078)

(1,458,265,275)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

3,405,705,678

4,863,970,953

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $34,119,316 and undistributed net investment income of $36,916,001, respectively)

$ 2,811,674,600

$ 3,405,705,678

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

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Financial Highlights - Emerging Markets

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.23

$ 25.72

$ 20.68

$ 13.71

$ 37.55

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .33

.35

.23

.17

.42 E

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.11)

(3.48)

5.05

7.03

(22.73)

Total from investment operations

  .22

(3.13)

5.28

7.20

(22.31)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.30)

(.24)

(.12)

(.24)

(.19)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.13)

(.14)

-

(1.37)

Total distributions

  (.30)

(.37)

(.25) H

(.24)

(1.56)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.03

Net asset value, end of period

$ 22.15

$ 22.23

$ 25.72

$ 20.68

$ 13.71

Total Return A

  1.03%

(12.33)%

25.76%

53.95%

(61.84)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.09%

1.07%

1.14%

1.16%

1.07%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.09%

1.07%

1.14%

1.16%

1.07%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.03%

1.01%

1.09%

1.10%

1.02%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.50%

1.38%

1.00%

1.09%

1.47% E

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 2,203,756

$ 2,907,884

$ 3,975,342

$ 3,649,582

$ 2,086,196

Portfolio turnover rate D

  176%

122%

85%

88%

63%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown. B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. E Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.09 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.17%. 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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. H Total distributions of $.25 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.116 and distributions from net realized gain of $.135 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class K

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.23

$ 25.75

$ 20.69

$ 13.72

$ 31.99

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .37

.40

.28

.22

.15 G

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.10)

(3.48)

5.05

7.02

(18.43)

Total from investment operations

  .27

(3.08)

5.33

7.24

(18.28)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.35)

(.32)

(.15)

(.28)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.13)

(.14)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.35)

(.45)

(.28) K

(.28)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D

  - J

.01

.01

.01

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 22.15

$ 22.23

$ 25.75

$ 20.69

$ 13.72

Total Return B, C

  1.25%

(12.17)%

26.03%

54.44%

(57.11)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .87%

.87%

.90%

.91%

.92% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .87%

.87%

.90%

.91%

.92% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .81%

.80%

.84%

.84%

.87% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.72%

1.58%

1.24%

1.35%

2.02% A, G

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 607,919

$ 497,821

$ 888,629

$ 270,075

$ 87,427

Portfolio turnover rate F

  176%

122%

85%

88%

63%

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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.71%. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share. K Total distributions of $.28 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.148 and distributions from net realized gain of $.135 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Emerging Markets and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For restricted equity securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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 October 31, 2012, including information on transfers between Levels 1 and 2, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 356,494,948

Gross unrealized depreciation

(80,646,374)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 275,848,574

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 2,559,068,154

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 34,119,771

Capital loss carryforward

$ (312,945,798)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 275,501,689

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2017

$ (300,796,983)

No expiration

 

Short-term

(12,148,815)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (312,945,798)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 46,903,179

$ 74,128,234

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $5,371,118,757 and $5,935,273,389, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% of the Fund's average net assets.

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Emerging Markets. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K'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
Average
Net Assets

Emerging Markets

$ 6,721,313

.27

Class K

300,268

.05

 

$ 7,021,581

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $2,222 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, 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

$ 15,311,759

.38%

$ 4,699

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 $8,701 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less 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 $257,878. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $1,950,355 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $484.

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9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Emerging Markets

$ 38,359,433

$ 38,140,950

Class K

8,543,746

11,296,849

Total

$ 46,903,179

$ 49,437,799

From net realized gain

 

 

Emerging Markets

$ -

$ 20,164,680

Class K

-

4,525,755

Total

$ -

$ 24,690,435

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Emerging Markets

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

17,560,683

35,985,818

$ 382,055,836

$ 924,231,122

Reinvestment of distributions

1,697,255

2,151,168

36,745,572

55,865,828

Shares redeemed

(50,595,892)

(61,852,310)

(1,110,238,720)

(1,567,144,468)

Net increase (decrease)

(31,337,954)

(23,715,324)

$ (691,437,312)

$ (587,047,518)

Class K

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

14,677,576

11,514,792

$ 321,820,048

$ 289,925,357

Reinvestment of distributions

395,361

610,205

8,543,746

15,822,605

Shares redeemed

(10,025,395)

(24,238,483)

(217,567,010)

(577,946,139)

Net increase (decrease)

5,047,542

(12,113,486)

$ 112,796,784

$ (272,198,177)

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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Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund


Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's 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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

11.54%

-6.22%

8.23%

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI Europe Index performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Melissa Reilly, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Europe Capital Appreciation Fund: For the year, the fund rose 11.54%, outperforming the 6.48% gain of the MSCI® Europe Index. Stock selection overall was beneficial, particularly in the consumer durables/apparel and media groups within consumer discretionary. Positioning in information technology, mostly within technology hardware/equipment, was additive. Stock selection in Spain, France and the U.K. also helped. Individual contributors included: an out-of-index position in U.K. marketing services company Aegis Group, which was sold; Spanish blood plasma developer Grifols; not owning index component Telefonica, a Spanish telecommunication firm, for nearly the entire period; and an out-of-benchmark stake in U.K. homebuilder Barratt Developments. Conversely, positioning in the food/beverage/tobacco and household/personal products segments of consumer staples hurt, as did positioning in the insurance area of financials. Also detrimental was a slight overweighting among banks, despite strong picks in this group. Out-of-index picks in the U.S., as well as positioning in Belgium and Switzerland, were negative. On an individual basis, untimely ownership of Anglo American, a U.K. mining company, was the most significant detractor. The stock was sold by period end. The fund also was hurt by underweighting two solidly performing index components, Belgian brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev, and Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Holding.

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 redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Actual

1.02%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,053.50

$ 5.27

Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses)

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.01

$ 5.18

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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United Kingdom

37.2%

 

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France

10.9%

 

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Germany

10.1%

 

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Switzerland

8.2%

 

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Spain

6.8%

 

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United States of America

4.8%

 

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Netherlands

4.7%

 

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Italy

3.8%

 

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Bailiwick of Jersey

3.7%

 

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Other

9.8%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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United Kingdom

39.2%

 

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France

13.2%

 

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Germany

9.8%

 

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Switzerland

7.3%

 

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United States of America

5.7%

 

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Italy

4.9%

 

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Spain

3.2%

 

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Bailiwick of Jersey

3.2%

 

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Netherlands

3.0%

 

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Other

10.5%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

99.8

98.7

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

0.2

1.3

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Nestle SA (Switzerland, Food Products)

3.6

3.6

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

3.6

3.7

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom, Commercial Banks)

3.2

2.1

Sanofi SA (France, Pharmaceuticals)

3.1

2.6

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

2.2

1.3

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom, Food Products)

2.1

0.0

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom, Tobacco)

1.9

2.5

Bayer AG (Germany, Pharmaceuticals)

1.7

1.4

Novo Nordisk A/S Series B (Denmark, Pharmaceuticals)

1.7

1.8

BHP Billiton PLC (United Kingdom, Metals & Mining)

1.6

0.0

 

24.7

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Consumer Discretionary

17.6

19.0

Financials

17.2

17.6

Consumer Staples

17.2

14.0

Health Care

11.8

12.5

Industrials

9.9

9.1

Energy

8.5

9.1

Materials

8.1

9.0

Information Technology

5.5

6.3

Telecommunication Services

4.0

2.1

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Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 97.8%

Shares

Value

Bailiwick of Jersey - 3.7%

Experian PLC

257,100

$ 4,439,378

Randgold Resources Ltd.

19,600

2,342,936

Shire PLC

72,782

2,046,598

Wolseley PLC

55,900

2,443,752

TOTAL BAILIWICK OF JERSEY

11,272,664

Belgium - 2.2%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV

50,600

4,231,737

KBC Groupe SA

76,795

1,802,630

UCB SA

13,400

781,578

TOTAL BELGIUM

6,815,945

Canada - 0.5%

Suncor Energy, Inc.

46,300

1,553,918

Denmark - 1.7%

Novo Nordisk A/S Series B

31,930

5,118,874

Finland - 0.4%

Sampo OYJ (A Shares)

42,100

1,319,452

France - 10.9%

Arkema SA

19,900

1,814,307

Atos Origin SA

21,727

1,459,045

BNP Paribas SA

85,860

4,319,066

Carrefour SA

72,303

1,746,858

Christian Dior SA

13,100

1,880,487

Credit Agricole SA (a)

169,600

1,276,755

Dassault Systemes SA

14,500

1,527,778

Essilor International SA

22,110

1,993,155

Eurofins Scientific SA

12,200

1,886,494

PPR SA

20,600

3,621,949

Sanofi SA

108,616

9,539,469

Vivendi SA

123,666

2,530,173

TOTAL FRANCE

33,595,536

Germany - 8.1%

adidas AG

24,200

2,061,742

BASF AG

28,440

2,356,620

Bayer AG

59,800

5,207,881

Brenntag AG

13,400

1,688,904

Deutsche Boerse AG

25,400

1,374,832

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

24,400

1,714,448

GSW Immobilien AG

41,000

1,686,998

HeidelbergCement Finance AG

45,300

2,400,881

KUKA AG (a)

23,400

701,531

SAP AG

48,994

3,572,792

Software AG (Bearer)

20,300

813,299

Wirecard AG

68,100

1,556,162

TOTAL GERMANY

25,136,090

Greece - 0.2%

Jumbo SA

114,000

753,582

 

Shares

Value

Ireland - 1.6%

Elan Corp. PLC (a)

183,800

$ 2,000,320

Glanbia PLC

125,500

1,190,721

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

39,000

1,834,170

TOTAL IRELAND

5,025,211

Italy - 3.8%

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

36,200

640,467

ENI SpA

208,300

4,793,176

Geox SpA (d)

397,700

1,133,023

Prada SpA

248,400

2,025,649

Prysmian SpA

93,700

1,802,307

Saipem SpA

30,798

1,383,587

TOTAL ITALY

11,778,209

Netherlands - 4.7%

Aalberts Industries NV

51,200

929,080

AEGON NV

358,400

2,004,408

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

19,600

1,077,456

D.E Master Blenders 1753 NV (a)

198,000

2,419,837

Heineken NV (Bearer)

27,800

1,713,908

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

78,700

1,971,125

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

38,400

2,050,176

NXP Semiconductors NV (a)

47,600

1,154,776

Randstad Holding NV

39,000

1,273,098

TOTAL NETHERLANDS

14,593,864

Norway - 0.5%

DnB NOR ASA

124,200

1,551,057

South Africa - 0.3%

Naspers Ltd. Class N

15,700

1,019,265

Spain - 6.8%

Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A

49,000

1,213,067

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

521,438

4,357,113

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

140,800

852,265

Grifols SA (a)

55,700

1,931,953

Grifols SA ADR

68,500

1,723,460

Inditex SA

37,423

4,774,913

Repsol YPF SA

151,930

3,036,569

Telefonica SA

236,631

3,123,246

TOTAL SPAIN

21,012,586

Sweden - 2.4%

H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (B Shares)

74,114

2,508,494

Swedbank AB (A Shares)

151,958

2,817,898

Swedish Match Co. AB

61,800

2,105,685

TOTAL SWEDEN

7,432,077

Switzerland - 8.2%

Actelion Ltd.

21,583

1,041,027

Adecco SA (Reg.)

25,048

1,211,384

Credit Suisse Group

42,556

989,655

Credit Suisse Group sponsored ADR

20,500

478,470

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Switzerland - continued

Nestle SA

176,958

$ 11,229,696

Schindler Holding AG (participation certificate)

19,666

2,591,021

Syngenta AG (Switzerland)

8,240

3,212,690

UBS AG

310,588

4,659,936

TOTAL SWITZERLAND

25,413,879

United Kingdom - 37.2%

Antofagasta PLC

76,500

1,551,790

ASOS PLC (a)

19,400

705,967

Barclays PLC

984,014

3,638,623

Barratt Developments PLC (a)

1,129,500

3,455,897

Bellway PLC

148,900

2,429,305

BG Group PLC

121,441

2,248,818

BHP Billiton PLC

155,354

4,979,291

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

116,300

5,768,435

British Land Co. PLC

279,952

2,387,618

Ensco PLC Class A

28,200

1,630,524

Filtrona PLC

250,200

2,313,546

Hilton Food Group PLC

172,000

770,937

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

990,900

9,769,571

Intertek Group PLC

33,100

1,505,772

Kingfisher PLC

418,900

1,957,020

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (a)

1,948,200

1,282,896

Meggitt PLC

379,700

2,365,180

Michael Page International PLC

308,600

1,794,804

Next PLC

50,300

2,894,580

Old Mutual PLC

812,437

2,255,041

Persimmon PLC

214,400

2,750,605

Prudential PLC

234,712

3,223,441

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

68,600

4,151,372

Redrow PLC (a)

870,500

2,216,726

Rightmove PLC

23,700

616,141

Rolls-Royce Group PLC

252,538

3,482,371

Rolls-Royce Group PLC Class C

19,192,888

30,973

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (United Kingdom)

319,482

10,962,306

SABMiller PLC

94,100

4,030,961

Serco Group PLC

101,736

930,060

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

103,871

2,453,145

Taylor Wimpey PLC

4,748,500

4,682,027

Ted Baker PLC

120,300

1,840,392

Tesco PLC

493,500

2,547,239

Unilever PLC

169,300

6,315,430

Vodafone Group PLC

2,453,700

6,663,355

Whitbread PLC

58,304

2,211,070

TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM

114,813,229

United States of America - 4.6%

Apple, Inc.

1,600

952,160

 

Shares

Value

Beam, Inc.

35,000

$ 1,944,600

Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A

21,600

1,330,992

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

29,900

1,162,512

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

18,400

1,235,744

McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

23,000

1,271,440

Noble Energy, Inc.

9,000

855,090

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

8,800

1,284,624

Theravance, Inc. (a)

29,200

657,292

Visa, Inc. Class A

15,800

2,192,408

Yum! Brands, Inc.

17,700

1,240,947

TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

14,127,809

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $275,776,633)


302,333,247

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 2.0%

 

 

 

 

Germany - 2.0%

Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Germany)

28,700

1,905,359

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG

50,900

1,418,442

Volkswagen AG

13,200

2,730,625

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $4,994,407)


6,054,426

Money Market Funds - 0.5%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

1,357,810

1,357,810

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

279,315

279,315

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $1,637,125)


1,637,125

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.3%

(Cost $282,408,165)

310,024,798

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.3)%

(1,001,872)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 309,022,926

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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

$ 6,839

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

175,043

Total

$ 181,882

Other Information

Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 54,746,114

$ 54,746,114

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

52,350,673

36,035,071

16,315,602

-

Energy

26,463,988

10,708,506

15,755,482

-

Financials

53,648,605

23,722,962

29,925,643

-

Health Care

36,878,293

16,458,584

20,419,709

-

Industrials

30,994,910

29,023,785

1,971,125

-

Information Technology

16,803,567

12,153,319

4,650,248

-

Materials

24,184,749

13,649,832

10,534,917

-

Telecommunication Services

12,316,774

2,530,173

9,786,601

-

Money Market Funds

1,637,125

1,637,125

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 310,024,798

$ 200,665,471

$ 109,359,327

$ -

The following is a summary of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period ended October 31, 2012. Transfers are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period, and are primarily attributable to the valuation techniques used for foreign equity securities, as discussed in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements:

Transfers

Total

Level 1 to Level 2

$ 0

Level 2 to Level 1

$ 3,366,986

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

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Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $265,340) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $280,771,040)

$ 308,387,673

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $1,637,125)

1,637,125

 

Total Investments (cost $282,408,165)

 

$ 310,024,798

Receivable for investments sold

3,110,581

Receivable for fund shares sold

383,978

Dividends receivable

632,020

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

2,026

Other receivables

18,380

Total assets

314,171,783

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 3,640,737

Payable for fund shares redeemed

894,711

Accrued management fee

205,992

Other affiliated payables

75,173

Other payables and accrued expenses

52,929

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

279,315

Total liabilities

5,148,857

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 309,022,926

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 583,782,126

Undistributed net investment income

6,223,926

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

(308,597,894)

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

27,614,768

Net Assets, for 16,886,625 shares outstanding

$ 309,022,926

Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($309,022,926 ÷ 16,886,625 shares)

$ 18.30

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 10,185,510

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

181,882

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

10,367,392

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(724,309)

Total income

 

9,643,083

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

Basic fee

$ 2,159,585

Performance adjustment

(342,635)

Transfer agent fees

774,296

Accounting and security lending fees

159,114

Custodian fees and expenses

54,735

Independent trustees' compensation

2,075

Registration fees

20,389

Audit

55,197

Legal

2,451

Miscellaneous

3,158

Total expenses before reductions

2,888,365

Expense reductions

(97,785)

2,790,580

Net investment income (loss)

6,852,503

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(20,223,212)

Foreign currency transactions

(52,814)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(20,276,026)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

45,263,976

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(68,206)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

45,195,770

Net gain (loss)

24,919,744

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 31,772,247

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

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 6,852,503

$ 6,789,622

Net realized gain (loss)

(20,276,026)

41,416,667

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

45,195,770

(77,765,188)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

31,772,247

(29,558,899)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(7,037,971)

(4,458,817)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(136,470)

-

Total distributions

(7,174,441)

(4,458,817)

Share transactions

Proceeds from sales of shares

23,262,285

31,378,501

Reinvestment of distributions

6,834,917

4,246,516

Cost of shares redeemed

(78,869,598)

(126,292,441)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

(48,772,396)

(90,667,424)

Redemption fees

4,159

29,241

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(24,170,431)

(124,655,899)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

333,193,357

457,849,256

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $6,223,926 and undistributed net investment income of $6,439,498, respectively)

$ 309,022,926

$ 333,193,357

Other Information

Shares

Sold

1,368,457

1,658,219

Issued in reinvestment of distributions

433,138

225,658

Redeemed

(4,755,853)

(6,711,062)

Net increase (decrease)

(2,954,258)

(4,827,185)

Financial Highlights

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 16.79

$ 18.56

$ 17.16

$ 14.27

$ 32.66

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .38

.31

.19

.31

.50

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.50

(1.89)

1.53

3.14

(14.11)

Total from investment operations

  1.88

(1.58)

1.72

3.45

(13.61)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.36)

(.19)

(.32)

(.56)

(.56)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.01)

-

-

-

(4.22)

Total distributions

  (.37)

(.19)

(.32)

(.56)

(4.78)

Redemption fee added to paid in capital B, F

  -

-

-

-

-

Net asset value, end of period

$ 18.30

$ 16.79

$ 18.56

$ 17.16

$ 14.27

Total Return A

  11.54%

(8.65)%

10.08%

25.79%

(48.58)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .95%

1.02%

1.03%

1.10%

1.16%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .95%

1.02%

1.03%

1.10%

1.16%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .92%

.98%

.96%

1.07%

1.12%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.25%

1.65%

1.13%

2.16%

2.11%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 309,023

$ 333,193

$ 457,849

$ 520,984

$ 493,654

Portfolio turnover rate D

  92%

116%

133%

111%

112%

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 Fund. 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 Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. F Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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 October 31, 2012, including information on transfers between Levels 1 and 2, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transaction, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 36,163,736

Gross unrealized depreciation

(11,400,138)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 24,763,598

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 285,261,200

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 6,224,051

Capital loss carryforward

$ (305,744,860)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 24,761,733

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (147,320,172)

2017

(137,143,469)

Total with expiration

(284,463,641)

No expiration

 

Short-term

(10,703,022)

Long-term

(10,578,197)

Total no expiration

(21,281,219)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (305,744,860)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 7,174,441

$ 4,458,817

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 30 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.00% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $276,747,829 and $322,200,824, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the Fund's relative investment performance as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .60% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .25% of average net assets.

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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.

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser . The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $784 for the period.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 $845 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less 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 $175,043. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $97,785 for the period.

9. 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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Fidelity Europe Fund


Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's 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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity Europe Fund

11.53%

-5.31%

9.99%

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Europe Fund on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI Europe Index performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Risteard Hogan, who became Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Europe Fund on April 25, 2012: For the year, the fund gained 11.53%, handily outpacing the 6.48% return of the MSCI® Europe Index. Stock selection was the fund's primary driver of performance versus the MSCI index. Specifically, holdings in consumer discretionary were most beneficial. Information technology was another area of success, where the fund benefited from avoiding poor-performing European companies in favor of stronger firms domiciled in the U.S., such as personal device manufacturer Apple, which the fund no longer held at period end. Positioning in telecommunication services also was additive, as was stock picking in the capital goods segment of industrials. Turning to individual stocks, an out-of-index position in U.K. media and digital communications firm Aegis Group was the biggest contributor. The stock shot up in July after a competitor announced plans to acquire the firm, and I sold the stock shortly after. In consumer discretionary, shares of Italian luxury retailer Prada gained, as strong demand from an emerging middle-class in developing nations held up. Prada was not in the index. Avoiding two weak-performing index components, Telefonica, a Spanish telecom company, and Finnish mobile device manufacturer Nokia, was beneficial. Spain's challenging economic situation and the company's high debt load weighed heavily on Telefonica, while Nokia remained challenged by its lack of a competitive smartphone to date. On the downside, positioning in the insurance segment of financials detracted, while the fund's slight underweighting in banks negated the boost from positive choices there. A slim overweighting in consumer staples' food/beverage/tobacco area also was detrimental, as was a modest underweighting in materials. Looking at individual detractors, untimely ownership of U.K. mining company Anglo American hurt the most. After the fund's position was established in February, Anglo's shares experienced a steady decline over fears of an economic slowdown in China. Unfavorable timing also hurt us on Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche Holding. Underweighting U.K. bank HSBC detracted. Here, I decreased the fund's stake to take advantage of other market opportunities, but the stock continued to gain.

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 redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Actual

1.00%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,057.20

$ 5.17

Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses)

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.11

$ 5.08

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Fidelity Europe Fund


Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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United Kingdom

30.4%

 

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Germany

14.4%

 

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Switzerland

13.9%

 

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France

12.9%

 

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Italy

4.2%

 

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United States of America

4.0%

 

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Norway

3.2%

 

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Spain

2.5%

 

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Netherlands

2.4%

 

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Other

12.1%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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United Kingdom

31.8%

 

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Switzerland

14.1%

 

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France

12.6%

 

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Germany

11.1%

 

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Italy

5.6%

 

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United States of America

3.6%

 

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Norway

2.8%

 

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Denmark

2.7%

 

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Sweden

2.6%

 

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Other

13.1%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

97.2

98.8

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

2.8

1.2

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Nestle SA (Switzerland, Food Products)

4.3

4.3

Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) (Switzerland, Pharmaceuticals)

3.1

2.9

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

2.8

2.8

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

2.7

2.9

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom, Tobacco)

2.4

2.6

Sanofi SA (France, Pharmaceuticals)

2.4

2.0

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom, Pharmaceuticals)

2.2

2.4

ENI SpA (Italy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

2.0

2.0

Diageo PLC (United Kingdom, Beverages)

1.9

1.7

BASF AG (Germany, Chemicals)

1.9

1.6

 

25.7

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

17.0

17.6

Consumer Staples

16.6

16.3

Consumer Discretionary

11.9

12.0

Health Care

11.6

11.7

Industrials

11.3

12.3

Materials

9.8

10.1

Energy

8.8

9.5

Telecommunication Services

3.9

4.2

Information Technology

3.8

3.5

Utilities

2.5

1.6

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Fidelity Europe Fund


Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 95.1%

Shares

Value

Australia - 0.4%

Iluka Resources Ltd.

233,307

$ 2,402,469

Bailiwick of Jersey - 0.5%

Wolseley PLC

74,800

3,269,993

Belgium - 1.8%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV

130,700

10,930,592

Brazil - 0.3%

Telefonica Brasil SA sponsored ADR

71,000

1,563,420

Canada - 0.5%

Goldcorp, Inc.

69,000

3,119,249

Denmark - 1.7%

Novo Nordisk A/S Series B

64,301

10,308,448

Finland - 0.8%

Amer Group PLC (A Shares)

10,700

151,447

Sampo OYJ (A Shares)

156,500

4,904,852

TOTAL FINLAND

5,056,299

France - 12.9%

Atos Origin SA

52,676

3,537,379

AXA SA

353,200

5,614,919

BNP Paribas SA

177,661

8,936,985

Bureau Veritas SA

33,700

3,578,723

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

26,501

2,314,454

Christian Dior SA

58,300

8,368,884

Compagnie de St. Gobain

102,800

3,622,910

Credit Agricole SA (a)

296,000

2,228,300

JCDecaux SA

137,500

2,910,343

Natixis SA

734,400

2,406,384

PPR SA

39,800

6,997,745

Publicis Groupe SA

73,700

3,970,549

Sanofi SA

161,895

14,218,829

Schneider Electric SA

110,400

6,902,185

Technip SA

18,600

2,095,019

TOTAL FRANCE

77,703,608

Germany - 12.3%

adidas AG

57,800

4,924,325

BASF AG

136,471

11,308,379

Bayer AG

127,600

11,112,469

Beiersdorf AG

35,000

2,545,444

Brenntag AG

27,200

3,428,223

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

29,968

757,051

Deutsche Boerse AG

74,500

4,032,478

Deutsche Post AG

229,057

4,540,967

Deutsche Wohnen AG

33,800

619,472

ElringKlinger AG

46,793

1,299,139

GEA Group AG

102,022

3,185,561

GSW Immobilien AG

56,900

2,341,223

HeidelbergCement Finance AG

62,900

3,333,673

Linde AG

37,400

6,289,762

 

Shares

Value

RWE AG

112,300

$ 5,131,635

SAP AG

127,422

9,292,001

TOTAL GERMANY

74,141,802

Ireland - 2.0%

DCC PLC (Ireland)

129,800

3,708,857

Elan Corp. PLC (a)

189,300

2,060,178

FBD Holdings PLC

176,800

2,211,387

Glanbia PLC

142,800

1,354,860

Ryanair Holdings PLC sponsored ADR

92,900

2,996,025

TOTAL IRELAND

12,331,307

Israel - 0.4%

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

172,000

2,152,408

Italy - 4.2%

Beni Stabili SpA SIIQ

5,221,000

2,934,934

ENI SpA

514,500

11,839,122

Prada SpA

382,300

3,117,575

Prysmian SpA

189,800

3,650,778

Saipem SpA

80,196

3,602,770

TOTAL ITALY

25,145,179

Netherlands - 2.4%

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

90,100

4,953,001

D.E Master Blenders 1753 NV (a)

135,900

1,660,888

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

61,200

3,267,468

Reed Elsevier NV

322,109

4,327,404

TOTAL NETHERLANDS

14,208,761

Norway - 3.2%

DnB NOR ASA

397,800

4,967,877

Merkantildata ASA

267,700

2,852,468

StatoilHydro ASA

243,000

5,984,837

Telenor ASA

281,200

5,529,006

TOTAL NORWAY

19,334,188

Poland - 0.4%

Warsaw Stock Exchange

208,900

2,453,683

Russia - 0.4%

Magnit OJSC GDR (Reg. S)

61,600

2,186,800

Spain - 2.5%

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

166,465

1,390,974

Gas Natural SDG SA

185,400

2,876,465

Inditex SA

49,301

6,290,463

Repsol YPF SA

212,495

4,247,060

TOTAL SPAIN

14,804,962

Sweden - 2.1%

ASSA ABLOY AB (B Shares)

129,800

4,326,732

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (A Shares)

143,600

4,918,802

Swedish Match Co. AB

97,400

3,318,669

TOTAL SWEDEN

12,564,203

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Switzerland - 13.9%

Adecco SA (Reg.)

85,743

$ 4,146,746

Aryzta AG

79,000

3,944,486

Nestle SA

407,516

25,860,836

Partners Group Holding AG

17,940

3,796,815

Roche Holding AG (participation certificate)

95,840

18,431,165

Schindler Holding AG (participation certificate)

36,427

4,799,305

Syngenta AG (Switzerland)

20,710

8,074,612

UBS AG (NY Shares)

526,400

7,906,528

Zurich Financial Services AG

27,868

6,867,503

TOTAL SWITZERLAND

83,827,996

Turkey - 0.8%

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii A/S

126,000

1,890,879

Coca-Cola Icecek A/S

138,000

2,679,163

TOTAL TURKEY

4,570,042

United Kingdom - 30.4%

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

248,900

7,643,635

Ashmore Group PLC

484,400

2,843,045

Barclays PLC

1,734,545

6,413,888

BHP Billiton PLC

344,356

11,037,042

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

289,100

14,339,247

British Land Co. PLC

452,877

3,862,438

Bunzl PLC

171,300

2,833,463

Centrica PLC

1,311,200

6,857,791

Compass Group PLC

443,100

4,862,358

Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC

83,000

826,418

Diageo PLC

400,200

11,441,131

Galliford Try PLC

79,796

950,972

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

587,300

13,159,904

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

1,022

10,076

J Sainsbury PLC

538,900

3,083,778

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (a)

3,685,900

2,427,177

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

202,000

3,179,911

Meggitt PLC

541,700

3,374,290

Next PLC

71,700

4,126,072

Prudential PLC

519,211

7,130,638

Rolls-Royce Group PLC

407,664

5,621,480

Rolls-Royce Group PLC Class C

30,982,464

49,998

Royal Dutch Shell PLC:

Class A (Netherlands)

250,945

8,602,723

Class B (United Kingdom)

472,621

16,717,758

 

Shares

Value

SIG PLC

1,857,200

$ 3,137,918

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

332,883

7,861,775

Taylor Wimpey PLC

4,684,874

4,619,292

Unilever PLC

178,900

6,673,541

Vodafone Group PLC

6,066,400

16,474,132

William Hill PLC

598,000

3,261,776

TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM

183,423,667

United States of America - 1.2%

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

20,700

2,172,672

EMC Corp. (a)

110,800

2,705,736

Philip Morris International, Inc.

27,100

2,399,976

TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

7,278,384

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $539,438,071)


572,777,460

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 2.1%

 

 

 

 

Germany - 2.1%

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG

129,690

3,614,100

Volkswagen AG

43,800

9,060,711

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $9,915,138)


12,674,811

Money Market Funds - 3.0%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)
(Cost $18,089,888)

18,089,888


18,089,888

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.2%

(Cost $567,443,097)

603,542,159

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.2)%

(1,022,161)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 602,519,998

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

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

Affiliated Central Funds

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

Fund

Income earned

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

$ 13,908

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

252,258

Total

$ 266,166

Other Information

Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 71,902,183

$ 71,902,183

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

98,797,416

55,412,905

43,384,511

-

Energy

53,089,289

9,944,849

43,144,440

-

Financials

103,019,115

85,646,362

17,372,753

-

Health Care

70,117,411

30,370,052

39,747,359

-

Industrials

68,125,126

68,125,126

-

-

Information Technology

23,340,585

9,095,583

14,245,002

-

Materials

58,628,697

39,517,043

19,111,654

-

Telecommunication Services

23,566,558

7,092,426

16,474,132

-

Utilities

14,865,891

14,865,891

-

-

Money Market Funds

18,089,888

18,089,888

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 603,542,159

$ 410,062,308

$ 193,479,851

$ -

The following is a summary of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period ended October 31, 2012. Transfers are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period, and are primarily attributable to the valuation techniques used for foreign equity securities, as discussed in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements:

Transfers

Total

Level 1 to Level 2

$ 0

Level 2 to Level 1

$ 6,285,107

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

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Fidelity Europe Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $549,353,209)

$ 585,452,271

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $18,089,888)

18,089,888

 

Total Investments (cost $567,443,097)

 

$ 603,542,159

Foreign currency held at value (cost $62)

62

Receivable for investments sold

627,708

Receivable for fund shares sold

471,163

Dividends receivable

707,794

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

2,334

Other receivables

19,928

Total assets

605,371,148

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 1,395,646

Payable for fund shares redeemed

813,257

Accrued management fee

428,107

Other affiliated payables

134,522

Other payables and accrued expenses

79,618

Total liabilities

2,851,150

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 602,519,998

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 849,078,763

Undistributed net investment income

11,969,152

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

(294,619,942)

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

36,092,025

Net Assets, for 19,986,888 shares outstanding

$ 602,519,998

Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($602,519,998 ÷ 19,986,888 shares)

$ 30.15

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 19,478,236

Interest

 

184

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

266,166

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

19,744,586

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(1,542,306)

Total income

 

18,202,280

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

Basic fee

$ 4,121,886

Performance adjustment

(1,113,749)

Transfer agent fees

1,313,310

Accounting and security lending fees

294,833

Custodian fees and expenses

78,804

Independent trustees' compensation

4,088

Registration fees

23,467

Audit

72,378

Legal

4,329

Miscellaneous

4,919

Total expenses before reductions

4,804,265

Expense reductions

(160,612)

4,643,653

Net investment income (loss)

13,558,627

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(8,961,575)

Foreign currency transactions

(134,823)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(9,096,398)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

57,841,088

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(15,079)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

57,826,009

Net gain (loss)

48,729,611

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 62,288,238

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

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Fidelity Europe Fund
Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 13,558,627

$ 11,712,167

Net realized gain (loss)

(9,096,398)

59,327,258

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

57,826,009

(126,169,969)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

62,288,238

(55,130,544)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(13,165,713)

(16,901,401)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(376,163)

-

Total distributions

(13,541,876)

(16,901,401)

Share transactions

Proceeds from sales of shares

48,215,969

47,231,141

Reinvestment of distributions

12,914,887

16,129,417

Cost of shares redeemed

(129,152,722)

(172,091,823)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

(68,021,866)

(108,731,265)

Redemption fees

17,058

14,873

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(19,258,446)

(180,748,337)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

621,778,444

802,526,781

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $11,969,152 and undistributed net investment income of $11,598,984, respectively)

$ 602,519,998

$ 621,778,444

Other Information

Shares

Sold

1,722,766

1,519,828

Issued in reinvestment of distributions

496,918

520,808

Redeemed

(4,702,289)

(5,604,701)

Net increase (decrease)

(2,482,605)

(3,564,065)

Financial Highlights

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.67

$ 30.83

$ 28.52

$ 23.57

$ 47.46

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .64

.48

.33

.52

.68

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.45

(2.97)

2.50

5.16

(20.84)

Total from investment operations

  3.09

(2.49)

2.83

5.68

(20.16)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.60)

(.67)

(.52)

(.73)

(.65)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.02)

-

-

-

(3.08)

Total distributions

  (.61) G

(.67)

(.52)

(.73)

(3.73)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B, F

  -

-

-

-

-

Net asset value, end of period

$ 30.15

$ 27.67

$ 30.83

$ 28.52

$ 23.57

Total Return A

  11.53%

(8.32)%

10.01%

25.36%

(46.03)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .83%

1.10%

1.12%

1.09%

1.00%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .83%

1.10%

1.12%

1.09%

1.00%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .80%

1.06%

1.04%

1.04%

.95%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.33%

1.56%

1.15%

2.22%

1.82%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 602,520

$ 621,778

$ 802,527

$ 2,845,423

$ 2,751,772

Portfolio turnover rate D

  127%

117%

136%

135%

100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown. B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. 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 Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. F Amount represents less than $.01 per share. GTotal distributions of $.61 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.595 and distributions from net realized gain of $.017 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Europe Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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 October 31, 2012, including information on transfers between Levels 1 and 2 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 52,190,422

Gross unrealized depreciation

(18,543,132)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 33,647,290

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 569,894,869

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 12,200,925

Capital loss carryforward

$ (292,399,199)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 33,640,253

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2017

$ (282,402,190)

Short-term

(5,141,633)

Long-term

(4,855,376)

Total no expiration

(9,997,009)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (292,399,199)

As a result of large redemptions in October 2010, the Fund had an "ownership change" under the Internal Revenue Code, which limits capital losses that will be available to offset future capital gains to approximately $32,000,000 per year plus certain gains in the Fund existing at the time of the ownership change. As a result, at least $582,385,647 of the Fund's capital loss carryforward will expire unused and is not included in the capital loss carryforward amounts disclosed above.

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 13,541,876

$ 16,901,401

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 30 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.00% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $728,306,402 and $808,081,607, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the Fund's relative investment performance as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .52% of the Fund's average net assets.

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .23% of average net assets.

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $1,516 for the period.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $1,605 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. At period end, there were no security loans outstanding. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers 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 $252,258. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $160,612 for the period.

9. 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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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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity Japan Fund

-0.19%

-8.00%

3.88%

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Japan Fund, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Rie Shigekawa, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Japan Fund: For the year, the fund's Retail Class shares returned -0.19%, well ahead of the TOPIX, which returned -2.93%. The fund got a sizable boost from stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector, especially the automobile/components and media groups. My choices in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and life science part of health care also lifted performance, and security selection in the software/services segment of information technology helped as well. In the latter two cases, though, the benefits were largely or entirely offset by unfavorable positioning elsewhere in the sector. The fund's biggest individual contributor was Astellas Pharma, one of the largest Japanese drug companies. Given the company's reinvigorated product pipeline and healthy dividend yield, the stock offered growth potential and relative safety, and investors rewarded it with roughly a 40% advance. Other strong performers were Otsuka, an IT services provider for small and medium-sized businesses, and So-net Entertainment, which provides Internet services to Sony customers and was partially owned by Sony. During the period, Sony acquired the remaining stake in So-net at a healthy premium to where the shares had been trading. Sony, a weak-performing benchmark component, contributed to performance because the fund didn't own it. Automaker Toyota, the fund's largest holding during the period, also contributed. Conversely, the biggest negative factors were stock selection and a large overweighting in technology hardware/equipment, a group that accounted for the four largest individual detractors from relative performance: Fujitsu, Canon, Shimadzu and Toshiba. All of these companies suffered from a weaker-than-expected global economic backdrop and a relatively expensive yen. In addition, Fujitsu and Toshiba were adversely affected by stiffer competition from South Korean and Taiwanese rivals.

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, redemption fees 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 (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Class A

1.27%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 937.50

$ 6.19

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.75

$ 6.44

Class T

1.56%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 937.40

$ 7.60

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,017.29

$ 7.91

Class B

2.02%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 934.40

$ 9.82

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.98

$ 10.23

Class C

2.01%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 935.30

$ 9.78

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,015.03

$ 10.18

Japan

.95%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 940.60

$ 4.63

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.36

$ 4.82

Institutional Class

.84%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 939.60

$ 4.10

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.91

$ 4.27

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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Japan

98.9%

 

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United States of America

1.1%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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Japan

96.0%

 

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United States of America

4.0%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

98.9

96.0

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

1.1

4.0

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Toyota Motor Corp. (Automobiles)

7.3

6.9

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Automobiles)

4.5

4.7

Canon, Inc. (Office Electronics)

4.4

4.1

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

4.1

3.5

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

3.4

3.3

Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

3.0

2.7

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Chemicals)

2.9

2.9

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Real Estate Management & Development)

2.8

3.1

Toray Industries, Inc. (Chemicals)

2.8

2.7

Shimadzu Corp. (Electronic Equipment & Components)

2.6

2.5

 

37.8

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Consumer Discretionary

26.6

22.6

Financials

20.5

18.3

Information Technology

17.3

25.1

Health Care

10.4

6.0

Materials

10.1

9.9

Industrials

8.5

7.6

Consumer Staples

2.8

3.2

Telecommunication Services

2.0

2.2

Utilities

0.7

1.1

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Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 98.9%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 26.6%

Auto Components - 4.7%

Bridgestone Corp.

280,900

$ 6,541,314

Denso Corp.

282,500

8,843,386

Keihin Corp.

175,300

2,112,472

 

17,497,172

Automobiles - 15.1%

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

567,900

17,072,918

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

727,500

6,087,561

Suzuki Motor Corp.

275,400

6,237,294

Toyota Motor Corp.

709,100

27,340,884

 

56,738,657

Household Durables - 1.6%

Panasonic Corp.

1,011,200

6,133,496

Media - 2.0%

Avex Group Holdings, Inc.

193,400

3,822,939

Jupiter Telecommunications Co.

2,685

3,649,286

 

7,472,225

Multiline Retail - 1.7%

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

889,500

6,395,753

Specialty Retail - 0.3%

Arc Land Sakamoto Co. Ltd.

86,200

1,249,322

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.2%

Onward Holdings Co. Ltd.

629,000

4,656,633

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

100,143,258

CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.8%

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.0%

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

124,000

3,824,226

Food Products - 0.6%

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

91,000

2,267,306

Personal Products - 1.2%

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

363,400

4,597,695

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

10,689,227

FINANCIALS - 20.5%

Commercial Banks - 9.7%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

3,437,800

15,552,497

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

5,340,800

8,356,644

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

411,100

12,561,985

 

36,471,126

Consumer Finance - 1.9%

ACOM Co. Ltd. (a)

85,750

2,531,789

Aeon Credit Service Co. Ltd.

226,400

4,804,229

 

7,336,018

Insurance - 1.5%

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

322,900

5,472,676

 

Shares

Value

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.6%

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

731

$ 6,455,656

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc.

383

3,497,520

 

9,953,176

Real Estate Management & Development - 4.8%

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

374,000

7,556,833

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

583,600

10,475,996

 

18,032,829

TOTAL FINANCIALS

77,265,825

HEALTH CARE - 10.4%

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.0%

ASAHI INTECC Co. Ltd. (d)

88,000

2,611,449

Terumo Corp.

114,100

4,916,748

 

7,528,197

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.8%

Message Co. Ltd. (d)

2,198

6,784,257

Pharmaceuticals - 6.6%

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

227,900

11,319,347

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

251,600

4,172,847

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

198,700

9,234,335

 

24,726,529

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

39,038,983

INDUSTRIALS - 8.5%

Electrical Equipment - 0.8%

Nidec Corp. (d)

44,900

3,194,689

Machinery - 3.7%

Kubota Corp.

679,000

6,940,549

Makita Corp.

73,000

2,885,068

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

956,000

4,023,750

 

13,849,367

Road & Rail - 2.2%

East Japan Railway Co.

101,500

6,967,556

Hitachi Transport System Ltd.

93,700

1,404,972

 

8,372,528

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.8%

Sumitomo Corp.

486,400

6,629,127

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

32,045,711

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 17.3%

Computers & Peripherals - 4.0%

Fujitsu Ltd.

1,680,000

6,460,729

Toshiba Corp.

2,360,000

8,750,595

 

15,211,324

Electronic Equipment & Components - 5.1%

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

97,100

3,363,165

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

90,600

1,982,691

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Electronic Equipment & Components - continued

Horiba Ltd.

153,400

$ 4,179,444

Shimadzu Corp.

1,426,000

9,592,409

 

19,117,709

IT Services - 2.7%

Otsuka Corp.

88,500

7,217,024

SCSK Corp.

182,000

3,096,029

 

10,313,053

Office Electronics - 4.4%

Canon, Inc.

507,500

16,493,586

Software - 1.1%

Capcom Co. Ltd.

209,500

3,991,601

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

65,127,273

MATERIALS - 10.1%

Chemicals - 9.2%

Asahi Kasei Corp.

2,006,000

11,031,367

Kaneka Corp.

427,000

2,080,709

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

110,000

1,223,600

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

305,000

2,991,545

Nitto Denko Corp.

152,200

6,901,716

Toray Industries, Inc.

1,794,000

10,472,304

 

34,701,241

Metals & Mining - 0.9%

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

333,000

3,116,009

TOTAL MATERIALS

37,817,250

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.0%

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.0%

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

5,200

7,534,942

 

Shares

Value

UTILITIES - 0.7%

Electric Utilities - 0.7%

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

330,300

$ 2,540,451

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $445,663,766)


372,202,920

Money Market Funds - 3.5%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

9,391,664

9,391,664

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

3,921,508

3,921,508

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $13,313,172)


13,313,172

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 102.4%

(Cost $458,976,938)

385,516,092

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.4)%

(9,021,583)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 376,494,509

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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

$ 15,392

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

57,669

Total

$ 73,061

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 100,143,258

$ 49,595,960

$ 50,547,298

$ -

Consumer Staples

10,689,227

10,689,227

-

-

Financials

77,265,825

40,794,699

36,471,126

-

Health Care

39,038,983

39,038,983

-

-

Industrials

32,045,711

32,045,711

-

-

Information Technology

65,127,273

48,633,687

16,493,586

-

Materials

37,817,250

37,817,250

-

-

Telecommunication Services

7,534,942

-

7,534,942

-

Utilities

2,540,451

2,540,451

-

-

Money Market Funds

13,313,172

13,313,172

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 385,516,092

$ 274,469,140

$ 111,046,952

$ -

The following is a summary of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period ended October 31, 2012. Transfers are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period, and are primarily attributable to the valuation techniques used for foreign equity securities, as discussed in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements:

Transfers

Total

Level 1 to Level 2

$ 0

Level 2 to Level 1

$ 221,614,606

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

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Fidelity Japan Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $3,663,872) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $445,663,766)

$ 372,202,920

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $13,313,172)

13,313,172

 

Total Investments (cost $458,976,938)

 

$ 385,516,092

Receivable for investments sold

1,818,767

Receivable for fund shares sold

199,278

Dividends receivable

3,555,728

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

5,293

Other receivables

32,231

Total assets

391,127,389

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 1,472,890

Payable for fund shares redeemed

8,839,933

Accrued management fee

226,105

Distribution and service plan fees payable

10,452

Other affiliated payables

92,408

Other payables and accrued expenses

69,584

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

3,921,508

Total liabilities

14,632,880

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 376,494,509

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 662,035,138

Undistributed net investment income

5,171,198

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

(217,159,330)

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

(73,552,497)

Net Assets

$ 376,494,509

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($9,495,097 ÷ 1,020,459 shares)

$ 9.30

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $9.30)

$ 9.87

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($3,933,511 ÷ 424,072 shares)

$ 9.28

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $9.28)

$ 9.62

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($1,012,233 ÷ 109,322 shares)A

$ 9.26

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($7,015,255 ÷ 758,790 shares)A

$ 9.25

 

 

 

Japan:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($353,550,250 ÷ 37,872,939 shares)

$ 9.34

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,488,163 ÷ 159,495 shares)

$ 9.33

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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Fidelity Japan Fund
Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 10,808,030

Interest

 

66

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

73,061

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

10,881,157

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(756,562)

Total income

 

10,124,595

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

Basic fee

$ 3,118,883

Performance adjustment

256,814

Transfer agent fees

999,478

Distribution and service plan fees

143,002

Accounting and security lending fees

229,410

Custodian fees and expenses

50,443

Independent trustees' compensation

3,017

Registration fees

75,488

Audit

67,660

Legal

2,379

Miscellaneous

4,284

Total expenses before reductions

4,950,858

Expense reductions

(194,406)

4,756,452

Net investment income (loss)

5,368,143

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(9,017,678)

Foreign currency transactions

105,412

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(8,912,266)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

3,036,129

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(14,170)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

3,021,959

Net gain (loss)

(5,890,307)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (522,164)

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 5,368,143

$ 7,504,955

Net realized gain (loss)

(8,912,266)

(68,712,920)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

3,021,959

31,829,795

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

(522,164)

(29,378,170)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(7,688,787)

(9,748,982)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(2,570,905)

(10,506,757)

Total distributions

(10,259,692)

(20,255,739)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(93,975,629)

(153,265,919)

Redemption fees

61,543

492,971

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(104,695,942)

(202,406,857)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

481,190,451

683,597,308

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $5,171,198 and undistributed net investment income of $7,491,842, respectively)

$ 376,494,509

$ 481,190,451

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

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Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.54

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .09

.09

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.15)

(1.39)

Total from investment operations

  (.06)

(1.30)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.13)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.18)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - K

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.30

$ 9.54

Total Return B, C, D

  (.64)%

(11.91)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.42%

1.20% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.38%

1.20% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.36%

1.16% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .94%

1.02% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 9,495

$ 13,208

Portfolio turnover rate G

  52%

134% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.51

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .06

.07

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.13)

(1.40)

Total from investment operations

  (.07)

(1.33)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.11)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.16)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - K

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.28

$ 9.51

Total Return B, C, D

  (.75)%

(12.19)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.70%

1.48% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.66%

1.48% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.64%

1.44% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .66%

.74% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 3,934

$ 4,643

Portfolio turnover rate G

  52%

134% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.47

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .02

.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.14)

(1.39)

Total from investment operations

  (.12)

(1.37)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.04)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.09)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - K

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.26

$ 9.47

Total Return B, C, D

  (1.24)%

(12.56)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.17%

1.95% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.13%

1.95% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.11%

1.91% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .19%

.27% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,012

$ 1,458

Portfolio turnover rate G

  52%

134% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.48

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .02

.03

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.14)

(1.39)

Total from investment operations

  (.12)

(1.36)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.06)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.11)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - K

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.25

$ 9.48

Total Return B, C, D

  (1.27)%

(12.47)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.15%

1.92% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.11%

1.92% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.09%

1.88% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .21%

.30% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 7,015

$ 8,750

Portfolio turnover rate G

  52%

134% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Japan

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.57

$ 10.57

$ 10.03

$ 9.03

$ 18.00

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .12

.15

.10

.08

.10

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.14)

(.75)

.61

1.04

(6.64)

Total from investment operations

  (.02)

(.60)

.71

1.12

(6.54)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.16)

(.20)

(.07)

(.11)

(.04)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

(.21)

(.10)

(.01)

(2.39)

Total distributions

  (.21)

(.41)

(.17)

(.12)

(2.43)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - G

.01

- G

- G

- G

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.34

$ 9.57

$ 10.57

$ 10.03

$ 9.03

Total Return A

  (.19)%

(6.00)%

7.12%

12.84%

(41.88)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.09%

.86%

.93%

.90%

1.12%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.06%

.84%

.93%

.90%

1.12%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.04%

.80%

.93%

.89%

1.10%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.26%

1.38%

.97%

.90%

.72%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 353,550

$ 450,417

$ 649,316

$ 944,902

$ 1,025,334

Portfolio turnover rate D

  52%

134% F

43%

73%

78%

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 The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.57

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .12

.13

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.14)

(1.40)

Total from investment operations

  (.02)

(1.27)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.17)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.22)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D

  - J

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.33

$ 9.57

Total Return B, C

  (.18)%

(11.63)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.03%

.79% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.01%

.79% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .99%

.75% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.31%

1.43% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,488

$ 2,715

Portfolio turnover rate F

  52%

134% I

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 December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. 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. I The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Japan Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Japan and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class B shares are closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. The Fund offered Class F shares during the period June 26, 2009 through December 15, 2010 and all outstanding shares were redeemed by December 15, 2010.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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 October 31, 2012, including information on transfers between Levels 1 and 2, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. 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. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to the foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryfowards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 13,646,950

Gross unrealized depreciation

(95,986,881)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ (82,339,931)

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 467,856,023

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 8,180,595

Capital loss carryforward

$ (211,289,523)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ (82,431,582)

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (7,195,987)

2017

(66,780,238)

2018

(26,887,863)

2019

(98,806,037)

Total with expiration

(199,670,125)

No expiration

 

Short-term

(2,193,630)

Long-term

(9,425,768)

Total no expiration

(11,619,398)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (211,289,523)

At October 31, 2011, the Fund reported a total capital loss carryforward amount of $523,526,201. As a result of large redemptions in December 2010, the Fund had an "ownership change" under the Internal Revenue Code, which limits capital losses that would be available to offset future gains to $18,885,324 per year, including adjustments for certain gains and losses in the Fund existing at the time of the ownership change. The impact of this ownership change to the total capital loss carryforward amount reported at October 31, 2011 was not properly reflected in the Fund's financial statements. As a result, an adjustment of $323,400,279 was made between Accumulated Undistributed Net Realized Loss and Paid In Capital in the current period to reflect the amount of losses that will expire unused resulting from the ownership change. This adjustment was not considered material to the financial statements of the Fund.

In addition, the Fund acquired $25,965,572 of capital loss carryforwards from the Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund when it merged with that fund on December 17, 2010. Under the Internal Revenue Code, the losses acquired from the Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund that will be available to offset future capital gains of the Fund will be limited. As a result, at least $17,152,282 of the losses acquired from Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund will expire unused.

The total capital loss carryforward amounts reported in the table above reflect the deduction of amounts relating to the ownership change and merger that are expected to expire unused.

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 10,259,692

$ 20,255,739

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares purchased by investors and held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short sales and short-term securities, aggregated $221,392,251 and $306,262,922, respectively.

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Japan as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .77% 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 FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 29,171

$ 772

Class T

.25%

.25%

21,850

83

Class B

.75%

.25%

12,679

9,525

Class C

.75%

.25%

79,302

21,124

 

 

 

$ 143,002

$ 31,504

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

$ 2,962

Class T

1,060

Class B*

1,711

Class C*

2,026

 

$ 7,759

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

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account. 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
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 35,249

.30

Class T

14,791

.34

Class B

3,843

.30

Class C

22,142

.28

Japan

920,315

.22

Institutional Class

3,138

.16

 

$ 999,478

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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.

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6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $1,244 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $57,669. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of average net assets as noted in the table below. Some expenses, for example interest expense, including commitment fees, are excluded from this reimbursement.

The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:

 

Expense
Limitations

Reimbursement
from adviser

Class A

1.45%

$ 4,359

Class T

1.70%

1,853

Class B

2.20%

481

Class C

2.20%

2,553

Japan

1.20%

97,123

Institutional Class

1.20%

460

 

 

$ 106,829

Effective January 1, 2012 the expense limitations were discontinued.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $87,577 for the period.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 A, B

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 168,535

$ -

Class T

50,833

-

Class B

6,144

-

Class C

52,214

-

Japan

7,354,386

9,544,936

Class F

-

204,046

Institutional Class

56,675

-

Total

$ 7,688,787

$ 9,748,982

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9. Distributions to Shareholders - continued

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 A, B

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ 69,007

$ -

Class T

24,703

-

Class B

7,792

-

Class C

46,858

-

Japan

2,405,209

10,328,111

Class F

-

178,646

Institutional Class

17,336

-

Total

$ 2,570,905

$ 10,506,757

A Distributions for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class are for the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011.

B All Class F shares were redeemed on December 15, 2010.

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 A, B

2012

2011 A, B

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

272,417

902,250

$ 2,571,605

$ 9,266,531

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

1,458,691

-

15,812,213

Reinvestment of distributions

22,132

-

206,271

-

Shares redeemed

(659,149)

(975,882)

(6,253,228)

(10,202,627)

Net increase (decrease)

(364,600)

1,385,059

$ (3,475,352)

$ 14,876,117

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

61,409

132,383

$ 587,072

$ 1,384,063

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

487,882

-

5,288,638

Reinvestment of distributions

7,853

-

73,111

-

Shares redeemed

(133,261)

(132,194)

(1,264,265)

(1,415,637)

Net increase (decrease)

(63,999)

488,071

$ (604,082)

$ 5,257,064

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

6,716

15,198

$ 66,720

$ 161,868

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

224,548

-

2,434,105

Reinvestment of distributions

1,058

-

9,881

-

Shares redeemed

(52,372)

(85,826)

(495,118)

(926,239)

Net increase (decrease)

(44,598)

153,920

$ (418,517)

$ 1,669,734

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

108,642

711,218

$ 1,051,805

$ 7,424,606

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

857,308

-

9,293,223

Reinvestment of distributions

7,654

-

71,333

-

Shares redeemed

(280,979)

(645,053)

(2,637,126)

(6,643,542)

Net increase (decrease)

(164,683)

923,473

$ (1,513,988)

$ 10,074,287

Japan

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

2,737,496

16,755,813

$ 26,290,775

$ 180,371,996

Reinvestment of distributions

1,014,920

1,718,167

9,459,053

18,229,748

Shares redeemed

(12,951,522)

(32,842,865)

(122,521,103)

(351,598,189)

Net increase (decrease)

(9,199,106)

(14,368,885)

$ (86,771,275)

$ (152,996,445)

Class F

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

-

346,757

$ -

$ 3,766,116

Reinvestment of distributions

-

36,103

-

382,692

Shares redeemed

-

(3,617,960)

-

(39,396,699)

Net increase (decrease)

-

(3,235,100)

$ -

$ (35,247,891)

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Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 A, B

2012

2011 A, B

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

238,239

324,072

$ 2,250,127

$ 3,355,850

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

420,228

-

4,555,276

Reinvestment of distributions

6,735

-

62,700

-

Shares redeemed

(369,198)

(460,581)

(3,505,242)

(4,809,911)

Net increase (decrease)

(124,224)

283,719

$ (1,192,415)

$ 3,101,215

A Share transactions for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class are for the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011.

B All Class F shares were redeemed on December 15, 2010.

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.

At the end of the period, Strategic Advisors International Fund was the owner of record of approximately 40% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund. Mutual funds managed by Strategic Advisors, Inc., an affiliate of FMR, were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 46% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

12. Merger Information.

On December 17, 2010, the Fund acquired all of the assets and assumed all of the liabilities of the Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund ("Target Fund") pursuant to an agreement and plan of reorganization approved by the Board of Trustees ("The Board") on July 14, 2010. The reorganization provides shareholders of the Target Fund access to a larger portfolio with the same investment objective and lower expenses. The acquisition was accomplished by an exchange of 1,458,691 Class A shares, 487,882 Class T shares, 224,548 Class B shares, 857,308 Class C shares, and 420,228 Institutional Class shares of the Fund, respectively, for 1,347,662 Class A shares, 458,320 Class T shares, 220,839 Class B shares, 837,651 Class C shares, and 377,690 Institutional Class shares then outstanding (valued at $11.73, $11.54, $11.02, $11.09 and $12.06 per share for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional Class, respectively) of the Target Fund. The reorganization qualified as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes with no gain or loss recognized to the funds or their shareholders. The Target Fund's net assets, including securities of $37,429,891 unrealized depreciation of $(2,434,247), cash of $6,456 and net other liabilities of $(52,892), were combined with the Fund's net assets of $515,046,445 for total net assets after the acquisition of $552,429,900.

Pro forma results of operations of the combined entity for the entire period ended October 31, 2011, as though the acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of the year (rather than on the actual acquisition date), are as follows:

Net investment income (loss)

$ 7,426,258

Total net realized gain (loss)

(68,640,546)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

34,276,793

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (26,937,495)

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the acquired fund that have been included in the Fund's accompanying Statement of Operations since December 17, 2010.

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Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund


Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's 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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund

7.13%

-4.92%

5.12%

$10,000 Over 10 years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell/Nomura Mid-Small CapTM Index performed over the same period.

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Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund


Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Nicholas Price, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Japan Smaller Companies Fund: For the year, the fund returned 7.13%, significantly outpacing the -3.99% return of the Russell/Nomura Mid-Small CapTM Index. Investments in non-bank financials - including stock selection and overweightings in real estate and financial services - accounted for much of the fund's relative outperformance. The fund also benefited from positive stock picking in the consumer discretionary sector, notably in automobiles/components and consumer durables/apparel. Exposure to small-cap growth stocks in the health care and consumer staples sectors also added value. Among individual stocks, condominium developer Takara Leben, credit card firm AEON Credit Service and Osaka Securities Exchange were top performers among financials, while biopharmaceuticals firm Sosei Group and baby goods maker Pigeon also contributed. I sold Osaka Securities Exchange by period end. Conversely, the fund was hurt by its significant stake in social networking service (SNS) stocks in the software/services and media segments. Low relative weightings in defensive areas such as food/beverage/tobacco and food/staples retailing also crimped performance. Individual detractors included mobile SNS provider GREE, which saw its shares fall sharply after its "kompu gacha" sales methods, which encourage players to buy virtual items, came under legal scrutiny. Online advertising agency CyberAgent also was dragged down by concerns over regulatory risk, despite mobile gaming accounting for only a small portion of its overall business. In materials, profit growth at Osaka Titanium Technologies fell short of expectations, due to rising material costs. It was sold from the fund by period end.

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 redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Actual

1.06%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,017.90

$ 5.38

Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses)

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.81

$ 5.38

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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Japan

102.4%

 

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United States of America

(2.4)%

 

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United States of America is not included in the pie chart.

Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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Japan

99.2%

 

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United States of America

0.8%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

102.4

99.2

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

(2.4)

0.8

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Software)

8.7

6.7

Kakaku.com, Inc. (Internet Software & Services)

6.4

5.4

Pigeon Corp. (Household Products)

6.2

4.5

ORIX Corp. (Diversified Financial Services)

5.9

6.5

Kubota Corp. (Machinery)

4.3

3.8

AEON Credit Service Co. Ltd. (Consumer Finance)

3.7

2.7

Sosei Group Corp. (Biotechnology)

3.7

2.6

Nikkiso Co. Ltd. (Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

3.6

2.7

Pal Co. Ltd. (Specialty Retail)

3.2

2.6

CyberAgent, Inc. (Media)

3.1

3.2

 

48.8

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Information Technology

25.9

24.0

Consumer Discretionary

20.4

17.4

Financials

15.7

19.0

Industrials

14.7

15.2

Health Care

10.6

8.1

Consumer Staples

8.2

5.1

Materials

6.5

10.1

Energy

0.4

0.3

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Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 102.4%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 20.4%

Auto Components - 2.7%

Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.

33,000

$ 317,061

Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.

444,100

6,119,379

 

6,436,440

Automobiles - 2.4%

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

188,300

5,660,910

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.8%

Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd.

57,500

1,577,415

Round One Corp.

84,100

425,609

 

2,003,024

Household Durables - 1.2%

ARNEST ONE Corp.

45,800

679,857

Hajime Construction Co. Ltd.

58,900

1,854,874

West Holdings Corp. (d)

17,200

218,474

 

2,753,205

Leisure Equipment & Products - 1.6%

Fields Corp.

97,800

1,406,419

KAWAI Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

704,000

1,472,730

SHIMANO, Inc.

14,600

919,930

 

3,799,079

Media - 4.2%

Avex Group Holdings, Inc.

136,300

2,694,243

CyberAgent, Inc. (d)

3,639

7,275,265

 

9,969,508

Multiline Retail - 0.2%

Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd.

7,700

510,247

Specialty Retail - 5.3%

Chiyoda Co. Ltd.

80,800

2,311,752

Fuji Corp.

44,700

654,570

K'S Denki Corp. (d)

49,100

1,314,377

Otsuka Kagu Ltd.

67,500

659,527

Pal Co. Ltd.

151,150

7,715,599

 

12,655,825

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.0%

Fuji Spinning Co. Ltd.

766,000

3,166,479

GOLDWIN, Inc. (d)

259,000

1,586,509

 

4,752,988

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

48,541,226

CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.2%

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.6%

Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd.

9,200

241,899

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

9,100

280,649

Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd.

800

28,911

Yamaya Corp.

56,800

815,393

 

1,366,852

 

Shares

Value

Food Products - 0.8%

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

122,000

$ 1,862,934

Household Products - 6.3%

Pigeon Corp.

317,500

14,636,102

Unicharm Corp.

4,500

243,517

 

14,879,619

Personal Products - 0.5%

Kao Corp.

45,800

1,286,278

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

19,395,683

ENERGY - 0.4%

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.4%

Toyo Kanetsu KK

433,000

840,724

FINANCIALS - 15.7%

Capital Markets - 0.2%

Sawada Holdings Co. Ltd. (a)

78,600

432,236

Commercial Banks - 0.1%

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

234,100

366,292

Consumer Finance - 4.6%

ACOM Co. Ltd. (a)

72,500

2,140,580

AEON Credit Service Co. Ltd.

413,900

8,782,996

 

10,923,576

Diversified Financial Services - 5.9%

ORIX Corp.

135,760

13,945,033

Real Estate Management & Development - 4.9%

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

61,200

1,587,689

Airport Facilities Co. Ltd.

164,300

757,389

Iida Home Max Co., Ltd.

140,400

1,238,151

Takara Leben Co. Ltd.

675,900

7,239,064

Toho Real Estate Co. Ltd.

46,000

251,234

Tokyu Land Corp.

90,000

505,073

 

11,578,600

TOTAL FINANCIALS

37,245,737

HEALTH CARE - 10.6%

Biotechnology - 3.7%

Sosei Group Corp. (a)

3,160

8,728,298

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.4%

Nikkiso Co. Ltd.

723,000

8,612,965

Olympus Corp. (a)

249,400

4,355,049

Sysmex Corp.

600

28,222

 

12,996,236

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.4%

Tsukui Corp.

35,600

827,233

Uchiyama Holdings Co. Ltd.

5,100

93,273

 

920,506

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

HEALTH CARE - continued

Pharmaceuticals - 1.1%

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

195,000

$ 2,691,845

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

25,336,885

INDUSTRIALS - 14.7%

Building Products - 2.1%

Nichias Corp.

733,000

3,590,167

Shinko Kogyo Co. Ltd.

289,600

1,509,127

 

5,099,294

Construction & Engineering - 1.6%

Toyo Engineering Corp.

924,000

3,819,617

Machinery - 10.2%

HIRANO TECSEED Co. Ltd.

211,500

1,168,377

Hoshizaki Electric Co. Ltd.

152,700

4,156,546

Kitz Corp.

49,200

207,696

Kubota Corp.

1,009,000

10,313,717

Makita Corp.

121,200

4,790,004

Nitta Corp.

232,100

3,570,322

 

24,206,662

Road & Rail - 0.8%

Hitachi Transport System Ltd.

130,800

1,961,263

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

35,086,836

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 25.9%

Electronic Equipment & Components - 5.0%

Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd.

836,900

4,245,829

ITC Networks Corp.

32,800

262,959

Maruwa Ceramic Co. Ltd.

12,900

379,744

Origin Electric Co. Ltd.

569,000

2,202,443

Shimadzu Corp.

311,000

2,092,033

Shinko Shoji Co. Ltd.

45,300

392,112

Topcon Corp. (d)

465,500

2,204,171

 

11,779,291

Internet Software & Services - 11.2%

DeNA Co. Ltd.

146,100

4,558,876

Enigmo, Inc.

23,300

2,194,864

GMO Internet, Inc.

210,300

1,469,966

GREE, Inc. (d)

159,600

2,782,954

Kakaku.com, Inc.

445,800

15,273,243

WebCrew, Inc.

64,600

404,610

 

26,684,513

IT Services - 0.2%

CAC Corp.

68,200

574,100

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.6%

Megachips Corp.

67,300

1,502,300

 

Shares

Value

Software - 8.9%

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

160,200

$ 20,629,534

NSD Co. Ltd.

44,400

424,923

 

21,054,457

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

61,594,661

MATERIALS - 6.5%

Chemicals - 1.8%

Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd.

145,300

2,047,632

JSP Corp.

40,500

523,563

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

6,000

29,613

Nitta Gelatin, Inc.

139,700

1,133,980

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

4,300

242,390

STELLA CHEMIFA Corp.

12,300

231,116

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

10,000

28,060

 

4,236,354

Construction Materials - 0.4%

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

505,000

1,075,410

Metals & Mining - 4.3%

Asahi Holdings, Inc. (d)

88,200

1,487,125

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

520,000

4,865,840

Pacific Metals Co. Ltd.

141,000

478,655

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.

256,000

3,370,362

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

1,800

50,530

 

10,252,512

TOTAL MATERIALS

15,564,276

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $228,413,207)


243,606,028

Money Market Funds - 4.1%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

237,550

237,550

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

9,445,077

9,445,077

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $9,682,627)


9,682,627

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 106.5%

(Cost $238,095,834)

253,288,655

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (6.5)%

(15,395,336)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 237,893,319

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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) Includes 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

$ 506

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

172,725

Total

$ 173,231

Other Affiliated Issuers

An affiliated company is a company in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

Affiliate

Value,
beginning of
period

Purchases

Sales
Proceeds

Dividend
Income

Value,
end of
period

Takara Leben Co. Ltd.

$ 10,582,018

$ -

$ 11,260,919

$ 196,556

$ -

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 48,541,226

$ 42,880,316

$ 5,660,910

$ -

Consumer Staples

19,395,683

19,395,683

-

-

Energy

840,724

840,724

-

-

Financials

37,245,737

36,879,445

366,292

-

Health Care

25,336,885

25,336,885

-

-

Industrials

35,086,836

35,086,836

-

-

Information Technology

61,594,661

61,594,661

-

-

Materials

15,564,276

15,564,276

-

-

Money Market Funds

9,682,627

9,682,627

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 253,288,655

$ 247,261,453

$ 6,027,202

$ -

The following is a summary of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period ended October 31, 2012. Transfers are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period, and are primarily attributable to the valuation techniques used for foreign equity securities, as discussed in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements:

Transfers

Total

Level 1 to Level 2

$ 0

Level 2 to Level 1

$ 201,246,740

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

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $8,817,326) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $228,413,207)

$ 243,606,028

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $9,682,627)

9,682,627

 

Total Investments (cost $238,095,834)

 

$ 253,288,655

Receivable for investments sold

1,604,933

Receivable for fund shares sold

61,074

Dividends receivable

1,277,183

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

18,846

Other receivables

23,775

Total assets

256,274,466

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable to custodian bank

$ 165,034

Payable for investments purchased

1,321,962

Payable for fund shares redeemed

7,171,644

Accrued management fee

151,488

Other affiliated payables

61,874

Other payables and accrued expenses

64,068

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

9,445,077

Total liabilities

18,381,147

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 237,893,319

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 302,841,294

Undistributed net investment income

1,851,362

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

(81,960,700)

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

15,161,363

Net Assets, for 26,088,268 shares outstanding

$ 237,893,319

Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($237,893,319 ÷ 26,088,268 shares)

$ 9.12

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends (including $196,556 earned from other affiliated issuers)

 

$ 4,850,348

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

173,231

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

5,023,579

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(339,524)

Total income

 

4,684,055

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 1,962,428

Transfer agent fees

650,053

Accounting and security lending fees

147,051

Custodian fees and expenses

74,942

Independent trustees' compensation

1,935

Registration fees

21,797

Audit

57,184

Legal

1,475

Interest

233

Miscellaneous

2,798

Total expenses before reductions

2,919,896

Expense reductions

(95,353)

2,824,543

Net investment income (loss)

1,859,512

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

1,361,914

Other affiliated issuers

4,435,974

 

Foreign currency transactions

94,003

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

5,891,891

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

11,406,140

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(1,914)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

11,404,226

Net gain (loss)

17,296,117

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 19,155,629

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 1,859,512

$ 2,836,322

Net realized gain (loss)

5,891,891

23,210,552

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

11,404,226

(10,169,674)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

19,155,629

15,877,200

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(2,759,893)

(1,489,334)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(1,096,879)

(3,144,149)

Total distributions

(3,856,772)

(4,633,483)

Share transactions

Proceeds from sales of shares

24,562,052

121,909,283

Reinvestment of distributions

3,393,514

3,574,551

Cost of shares redeemed

(109,014,492)

(118,866,572)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

(81,058,926)

6,617,262

Redemption fees

34,784

154,525

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(65,725,285)

18,015,504

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

303,618,604

285,603,100

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $1,851,362 and undistributed net investment income of $2,751,743, respectively)

$ 237,893,319

$ 303,618,604

Other Information

Shares

Sold

2,831,264

13,512,424

Issued in reinvestment of distributions

392,314

415,163

Redeemed

(12,377,356)

(13,376,811)

Net increase (decrease)

(9,153,778)

550,776

Financial Highlights

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 8.62

$ 8.23

$ 8.59

$ 6.99

$ 12.63

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .06

.08

.04

.02

.04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  .55

.45

(.25)

1.63

(5.45)

Total from investment operations

  .61

.53

(.21)

1.65

(5.41)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.08)

(.05)

(.03)

(.04)

(.02)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.03)

(.10)

(.12)

(.01)

(.21)

Total distributions

  (.11)

(.14) G

(.15)

(.05)

(.23)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B, F

  -

-

-

-

-

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.12

$ 8.62

$ 8.23

$ 8.59

$ 6.99

Total Return A

  7.13%

6.44%

(2.50)%

23.84%

(43.58)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.05%

1.05%

1.09%

1.16%

1.05%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.05%

1.05%

1.09%

1.16%

1.05%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.02%

1.01%

1.09%

1.14%

1.03%

Net investment income (loss)

  .67%

.88%

.43%

.33%

.44%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 237,893

$ 303,619

$ 285,603

$ 395,714

$ 393,934

Portfolio turnover rate D

  86%

133%

78%

183%

86%

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 Fund. 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 Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. F Amount represents less than $.01 per share. G Total distributions of $.14 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.045 and distributions from net realized gain of $.095 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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 October 31, 2012, including information on transfers between Levels 1 and 2, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. 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. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital Loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 28,097,900

Gross unrealized depreciation

(22,923,545)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 5,174,355

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 248,114,300

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 5,589,847

Capital loss carryforward

$ (75,680,703)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 5,142,897

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (10,300,659)

2017

(65,380,044)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (75,680,703)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 3,856,772

$ 4,633,483

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $239,034,195 and $314,422,424, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account, excluding exchange-traded funds. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .23% of average net assets.

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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.

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, 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

$ 5,129,000

.41%

$ 233

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 $783 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $172,725. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $95,353 for the period.

9. 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.

At the end of the period, Strategic Advisers International Fund was the owner of record of approximately 24% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund. Mutual funds managed by FMR or its affiliates were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 36% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

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Fidelity Latin America Fund


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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity Latin America Fund

-4.91%

-4.12%

21.25%

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Latin America Fund, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Latin America Index performed over the same period.

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Fidelity Latin America Fund


Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Adam Kutas, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Latin America Fund: For the year, the fund's Retail Class shares returned -4.91%, underperforming the -3.76% return of the MSCI® EM (Emerging Markets) Latin America Index. The fund was hurt relative to the index by stock selection in materials, banks and utilities, and, geographically, the fund suffered from security selection in Brazil and Mexico, and from an underweighting in Chile. Individual detractors included not owning Mexican cement company and index component CEMEX, investments in Brazilian bank Itau Unibanco Holding and steel manufacturer Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais, largely avoiding Mexican bank Grupo Financiero Banorte and an out-of-benchmark position in Colombian energy company Petrominerales. Conversely, positioning in consumer staples helped - particularly in food/beverage/tobacco - as did security selection in industrials and, geographically, stock selection in Chile. Among the top contributors were underweightings in energy firm OGX Petroleo E Gas and iron ore supplier Vale - both located in Brazil - an overweighting in Wal-Mart de Mexico and investments in Multiplus, the company that runs the frequent-flier loyalty program for Brazilian airline TAM, and timely ownership of TAM itself. Some stocks mentioned here were sold from the fund before period end.

Note to shareholders: Fidelity® Latin America Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in any industry that represents more than 20% of the Latin American market. As of October 31, 2012, the fund did not have more than 25% of its total assets invested in any one industry.

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, redemption fees 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 (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Class A

1.35%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 925.20

$ 6.53

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.35

$ 6.85

Class T

1.61%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 924.00

$ 7.79

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,017.04

$ 8.16

Class B

2.10%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 921.70

$ 10.14

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.58

$ 10.63

Class C

2.10%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 921.70

$ 10.14

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.58

$ 10.63

Latin America

1.02%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 926.80

$ 4.94

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.01

$ 5.18

Institutional Class

1.04%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 926.50

$ 5.04

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.91

$ 5.28

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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Brazil

46.5%

 

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Mexico

23.6%

 

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Chile

14.8%

 

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Colombia

6.8%

 

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United States of America

4.6%

 

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Peru

3.2%

 

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Canada

0.5%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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Brazil

53.2%

 

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Mexico

21.4%

 

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Chile

13.1%

 

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Colombia

5.7%

 

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United States of America

2.9%

 

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Peru

2.7%

 

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Canada

0.7%

 

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Luxembourg

0.3%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

99.1

98.9

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

0.9

1.1

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

America Movil SAB de CV Series L (Mexico, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

9.9

9.8

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras (PN) (non-vtg.) (Brazil, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

6.6

6.0

Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Brazil, Commercial Banks)

6.2

7.0

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV Series V (Mexico, Food & Staples Retailing)

5.2

4.5

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras (Brazil, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

5.1

4.5

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev) (PN) sponsored ADR (Brazil, Beverages)

5.0

5.0

Vale SA (PN-A) (Brazil, Metals & Mining)

3.4

4.3

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV sponsored ADR (Mexico, Beverages)

2.9

1.6

Telefonica Brasil SA (Brazil, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

2.7

2.7

Banco Santander Chile sponsored ADR (Chile, Commercial Banks)

2.7

2.5

 

49.7

 

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Consumer Staples

22.6

19.3

Telecommunication Services

16.4

16.1

Financials

15.8

17.0

Energy

15.2

14.4

Materials

14.3

16.5

Utilities

7.0

7.6

Industrials

5.2

5.1

Consumer Discretionary

2.6

2.9

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Fidelity Latin America Fund


Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.0%

Shares

Value

Brazil - 46.5%

AES Tiete SA (PN) (non-vtg.)

4,090,245

$ 46,459,689

Banco Bradesco SA (PN)

1,108,016

17,457,232

CCR SA

6,112,300

53,748,395

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev):

(PN) sponsored ADR

2,981,030

121,596,214

sponsored ADR

345,425

11,765,176

Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo Series A

921,200

8,277,443

CPFL Energia SA sponsored ADR (d)

992,149

23,107,150

Eletropaulo Metropolitana SA (PN-B)

1,784,420

14,171,337

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

3,511,400

51,347,126

Itau Unibanco Holding SA sponsored ADR

6,746,858

98,369,190

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA (PN)

5,372,620

23,542,659

Light SA

2,222,800

23,912,843

Lupatech SA (a)

1,356,700

1,723,387

Lupatech SA (Subscription Receipts) (a)

4,975,704

6,320,530

M. Dias Branco SA

576,700

19,364,831

Multiplus SA

1,486,300

34,533,122

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras:

(ON)

919,228

9,730,633

(PN) (non-vtg.)

8,998,371

92,152,392

(PN) sponsored ADR (non-vtg.)

3,282,376

67,387,179

sponsored ADR

5,276,220

111,908,626

Souza Cruz SA

3,533,000

46,096,600

Telefonica Brasil SA

1,239,613

27,464,900

Telefonica Brasil SA sponsored ADR (d)

1,706,883

37,585,564

TIM Participacoes SA

6,632,495

23,511,959

TIM Participacoes SA sponsored ADR

792,304

13,770,244

Tractebel Energia SA

1,024,800

17,659,831

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA - Usiminas

1,385,750

7,245,841

Vale SA:

(PN-A)

1,797,500

32,170,121

(PN-A) sponsored ADR

2,746,620

48,862,370

sponsored ADR

1,614,493

29,577,512

TOTAL BRAZIL

1,120,820,096

Canada - 0.5%

Petrominerales Ltd. (d)

858,100

6,881,984

Silver Standard Resources, Inc. (a)

330,800

5,038,083

TOTAL CANADA

11,920,067

Chile - 14.8%

Banco de Chile

29,536,944

4,407,061

Banco de Chile sponsored ADR (d)

113,767

10,059,278

Banco Santander Chile sponsored ADR (d)

2,381,499

64,752,958

CAP SA

1,651,960

56,949,104

Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA

3,379,403

49,165,170

 

Shares

Value

Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA sponsored ADR

8,028

$ 569,426

Compania Sudamericana de Vapores (a)

36,530,345

3,490,939

Embotelladora Andina SA:

Class A

1,336,236

6,720,755

Class B

2,819,596

17,814,761

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA

5,398,806

8,690,378

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA (ENTEL)

1,984,478

40,419,588

Empresas La Polar SA (a)

5,500,872

2,652,400

Enersis SA

35,324,499

12,091,749

Enersis SA sponsored ADR

849,447

14,389,632

Inversiones La Construccion SA

362,646

6,406,508

SACI Falabella

5,150,235

52,824,297

Sociedad Matriz SAAM SA

48,961,581

5,723,972

TOTAL CHILE

357,127,976

Colombia - 6.7%

BanColombia SA sponsored ADR

419,321

26,844,930

Bolsa de Valores de Colombia

592,791,382

10,420,495

Ecopetrol SA

12,622,088

37,554,182

Ecopetrol SA ADR

150,000

8,881,500

Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (a)

40,480,188

10,055,056

Grupo de Inversiones Suramerica

1,624,314

31,710,135

Inversiones Argos SA

3,136,005

35,849,576

TOTAL COLOMBIA

161,315,874

Mexico - 23.6%

America Movil SAB de CV:

Series L

5,073,400

6,443,458

Series L sponsored ADR

9,200,234

232,673,915

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SA de CV

4,499,683

9,962,258

Consorcio ARA SA de CV (a)(d)

20,968,721

6,581,751

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

4,313,500

6,492,980

Embotelladoras Arca SAB de CC

1,379,708

10,011,155

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

2,829,900

7,456,205

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV sponsored ADR

757,860

68,669,695

Grupo Modelo SAB de CV Series C

1,316,300

11,600,811

Industrias Penoles SA de CV

730,155

36,376,708

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SA de CV Series A

19,110,900

45,887,177

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV Series V

42,363,570

125,110,681

TOTAL MEXICO

567,266,794

Peru - 3.2%

Alicorp SA Class C

4,479,951

12,706,016

Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA sponsored ADR

1,783,600

63,781,536

TOTAL PERU

76,487,552

United States of America - 3.7%

BPZ Energy, Inc. (a)(d)

3,583,700

10,321,056

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

United States of America - continued

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (a)

222,745

$ 9,947,792

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (Canada) (a)

1,649,500

8,307,369

LATAM Airlines Group SA sponsored ADR (d)

1,296,540

32,141,227

Southern Copper Corp.

743,351

28,321,673

TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

89,039,117

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $1,502,331,972)


2,383,977,476

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1%

 

 

 

 

Colombia - 0.1%

Grupo de Inversiones Suramerica
(Cost $2,763,035)

161,141


3,316,485

Money Market Funds - 2.9%

Shares

Value

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

13,182,131

$ 13,182,131

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

55,587,141

55,587,141

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $68,769,272)


68,769,272

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 102.0%

(Cost $1,573,864,279)

2,456,063,233

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.0)%

(47,648,097)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 2,408,415,136

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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) Includes 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

$ 23,517

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

729,136

Total

$ 752,653

Other Information

Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 62,058,448

$ 62,058,448

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

547,078,468

547,078,468

-

-

Energy

361,168,838

361,168,838

-

-

Financials

382,493,292

382,493,292

-

-

Industrials

129,637,655

129,637,655

-

-

Materials

344,172,524

344,172,524

-

-

Telecommunication Services

391,924,684

391,924,684

-

-

Utilities

168,760,052

168,760,052

-

-

Money Market Funds

68,769,272

68,769,272

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 2,456,063,233

$ 2,456,063,233

$ -

$ -

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

Annual Report

Fidelity Latin America Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $54,129,152) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,505,095,007)

$ 2,387,293,961

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $68,769,272)

68,769,272

 

Total Investments (cost $1,573,864,279)

 

$ 2,456,063,233

Foreign currency held at value (cost $2,696,024)

2,696,024

Receivable for investments sold

3,500,639

Receivable for fund shares sold

1,291,956

Dividends receivable

7,735,466

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

77,876

Other receivables

139,075

Total assets

2,471,504,269

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for fund shares redeemed

$ 5,116,221

Accrued management fee

1,447,471

Distribution and service plan fees payable

54,506

Other affiliated payables

557,201

Other payables and accrued expenses

326,593

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

55,587,141

Total liabilities

63,089,133

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 2,408,415,136

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 1,333,456,047

Undistributed net investment income

34,109,670

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

158,698,415

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

882,151,004

Net Assets

$ 2,408,415,136

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($69,654,164 ÷ 1,422,951 shares)

$ 48.95

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $48.95)

$ 51.94

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($19,334,062 ÷ 395,559 shares)

$ 48.88

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $48.88)

$ 50.65

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($9,492,370 ÷ 194,835 shares)A

$ 48.72

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($27,404,926 ÷ 562,422 shares)A

$ 48.73

 

 

 

Latin America:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,274,601,476 ÷ 46,335,920 shares)

$ 49.09

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($7,928,138 ÷ 161,568 shares)

$ 49.07

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

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

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Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 94,540,068

Interest

 

2,557

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

752,653

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

95,295,278

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(7,079,604)

Total income

 

88,215,674

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 19,821,507

Transfer agent fees

6,191,998

Distribution and service plan fees

761,401

Accounting and security lending fees

1,233,628

Custodian fees and expenses

1,099,392

Independent trustees' compensation

18,758

Registration fees

107,722

Audit

72,875

Legal

15,046

Interest

409

Miscellaneous

32,900

Total expenses before reductions

29,355,636

Expense reductions

(32,251)

29,323,385

Net investment income (loss)

58,892,289

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

297,029,381

Foreign currency transactions

(2,004,709)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

295,024,672

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

(507,618,368)

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(146,577)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(507,764,945)

Net gain (loss)

(212,740,273)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (153,847,984)

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 58,892,289

$ 90,374,208

Net realized gain (loss)

295,024,672

338,023,359

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(507,764,945)

(733,138,438)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

(153,847,984)

(304,740,871)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(46,233,461)

(22,292,136)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

-

(15,707,585)

Total distributions

(46,233,461)

(37,999,721)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(452,506,012)

(1,114,870,853)

Redemption fees

354,338

763,732

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(652,233,119)

(1,456,847,713)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

3,060,648,255

4,517,495,968

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $34,109,670 and undistributed net investment income of $34,016,290, respectively)

$ 2,408,415,136

$ 3,060,648,255

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.38

$ 57.48

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .92

1.15

.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.66)

(5.87)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (2.74)

(4.72)

2.81

Distributions from net investment income

  (.70)

(.19)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.70)

(.39)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  .01

.01

- K

Net asset value, end of period

$ 48.95

$ 52.38

$ 57.48

Total Return B, C, D

  (5.23)%

(8.26)%

5.14%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.35%

1.34%

1.37% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.35%

1.34%

1.37% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.35%

1.34%

1.34% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.80%

2.05%

.39% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 69,654

$ 91,407

$ 115,626

Portfolio turnover rate G

  23%

11%

56% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.27

$ 57.47

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .78

.99

.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.65)

(5.85)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (2.87)

(4.86)

2.80

Distributions from net investment income

  (.53)

(.15)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.53)

(.35)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  .01

.01

- K

Net asset value, end of period

$ 48.88

$ 52.27

$ 57.47

Total Return B, C, D

  (5.49)%

(8.50)%

5.12%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.61%

1.61%

1.63% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.61%

1.61%

1.63% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.61%

1.61%

1.60% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.54%

1.78%

.13% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 19,334

$ 26,020

$ 36,820

Portfolio turnover rate G

  23%

11%

56% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.06

$ 57.44

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .53

.72

(.02)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.63)

(5.84)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (3.10)

(5.12)

2.77

Distributions from net investment income

  (.25)

(.07)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.25)

(.27)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  .01

.01

- K

Net asset value, end of period

$ 48.72

$ 52.06

$ 57.44

Total Return B, C, D

  (5.95)%

(8.94)%

5.06%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.10%

2.10%

2.12% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.10%

2.10%

2.12% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.10%

2.10%

2.10% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.05%

1.29%

(.36)% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 9,492

$ 14,114

$ 20,392

Portfolio turnover rate G

  23%

11%

56% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.05

$ 57.44

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .54

.73

(.02)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.64)

(5.84)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (3.10)

(5.11)

2.77

Distributions from net investment income

  (.23)

(.09)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.23)

(.29)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  .01

.01

- K

Net asset value, end of period

$ 48.73

$ 52.05

$ 57.44

Total Return B, C, D

  (5.94)%

(8.93)%

5.06%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.10%

2.08%

2.09% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.10%

2.08%

2.09% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.10%

2.08%

2.07% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.06%

1.31%

(.34)% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 27,405

$ 35,203

$ 48,329

Portfolio turnover rate G

  23%

11%

56% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Latin America

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.48

$ 57.50

$ 47.29

$ 28.69

$ 67.90

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  1.09

1.34

1.07

.72

.83

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.67)

(5.88)

11.00

18.32

(37.74)

Total from investment operations

  (2.58)

(4.54)

12.07

19.04

(36.91)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.82)

(.29)

(1.49)

(.46)

(.65)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

(.39)

-

(1.72)

Total distributions

  (.82)

(.49)

(1.88)

(.46)

(2.37)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  .01

.01

.02

.02

.07

Net asset value, end of period

$ 49.09

$ 52.48

$ 57.50

$ 47.29

$ 28.69

Total Return A

  (4.91)%

(7.96)%

25.91%

67.88%

(56.20)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.02%

1.00%

1.03%

1.07%

1.02%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.02%

1.00%

1.03%

1.07%

1.02%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.02%

1.00%

1.01%

1.05%

1.00%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.14%

2.39%

2.10%

2.04%

1.41%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 2,274,601

$ 2,884,301

$ 4,283,462

$ 4,043,748

$ 2,225,606

Portfolio turnover rate D

  23%

11%

56% F

52%

51%

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 The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.

Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.51

$ 57.49

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  1.08

1.32

.03

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.67)

(5.88)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (2.59)

(4.56)

2.82

Distributions from net investment income

  (.86)

(.23)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.86)

(.43)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D

  .01

.01

- J

Net asset value, end of period

$ 49.07

$ 52.51

$ 57.49

Total Return B, C

  (4.93)%

(7.98)%

5.15%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.04%

1.04%

1.08% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.04%

1.04%

1.08% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.04%

1.04%

1.06% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.12%

2.35%

.68% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 7,928

$ 9,603

$ 12,868

Portfolio turnover rate F

  23%

11%

56% I

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 September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. 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. I The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Latin America Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Latin America and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class B shares are closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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 October 31, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

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

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 1,012,238,931

Gross unrealized depreciation

(135,807,314)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 876,431,617

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 1,579,631,616

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 34,110,342

Undistributed long-term capital gain

$ 164,465,752

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 876,383,667

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 46,233,461

$ 37,999,721

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $631,783,120 and $1,035,360,910, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% 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 FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 205,957

$ 4,047

Class T

.25%

.25%

115,866

2,034

Class B

.75%

.25%

119,367

89,525

Class C

.75%

.25%

320,211

31,231

 

 

 

$ 761,401

$ 126,837

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.

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Sales Load - continued

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

 

Retained
by FDC

Class A

$ 30,084

Class T

4,827

Class B*

6,323

Class C*

3,913

 

$ 45,147

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

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 246,709

.30

Class T

72,147

.31

Class B

35,775

.30

Class C

94,503

.30

Latin America

5,720,698

.22

Institutional Class

22,166

.24

 

$ 6,191,998

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $4,272 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, 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

$ 3,888,444

.42%

$ 409

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $7,849 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

7. Security Lending - continued

market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less 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 $729,136. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $32,182 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $69.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 1,209,540

$ 387,219

Class T

259,191

94,474

Class B

65,750

23,836

Class C

156,473

78,469

Latin America

44,398,764

21,655,692

Institutional Class

143,743

52,446

Total

$ 46,233,461

$ 22,292,136

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ -

$ 407,401

Class T

-

127,447

Class B

-

68,279

Class C

-

170,156

Latin America

-

14,889,803

Institutional Class

-

44,499

Total

$ -

$ 15,707,585

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

250,504

412,254

$ 12,951,683

$ 23,066,057

Reinvestment of distributions

21,636

12,195

1,072,283

706,536

Shares redeemed

(594,208)

(691,058)

(30,101,636)

(38,328,762)

Net increase (decrease)

(322,068)

(266,609)

$ (16,077,670)

$ (14,556,169)

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

45,016

87,514

$ 2,321,071

$ 4,903,931

Reinvestment of distributions

5,062

3,721

251,031

215,680

Shares redeemed

(152,369)

(234,128)

(7,641,343)

(12,893,248)

Net increase (decrease)

(102,291)

(142,893)

$ (5,069,241)

$ (7,773,637)

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10. Share Transactions - continued

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

3,378

11,256

$ 173,307

$ 626,261

Reinvestment of distributions

1,105

1,326

54,795

76,906

Shares redeemed

(80,783)

(96,470)

(4,111,766)

(5,351,844)

Net increase (decrease)

(76,300)

(83,888)

$ (3,883,664)

$ (4,648,677)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

55,877

137,950

$ 2,923,684

$ 7,785,005

Reinvestment of distributions

2,881

3,829

142,933

222,012

Shares redeemed

(172,705)

(306,800)

(8,681,626)

(16,851,535)

Net increase (decrease)

(113,947)

(165,021)

$ (5,615,009)

$ (8,844,518)

Latin America

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

6,405,350

8,382,994

$ 336,749,510

$ 474,305,310

Reinvestment of distributions

860,999

609,933

42,666,908

35,291,350

Shares redeemed

(15,886,221)

(28,534,583)

(800,304,511)

(1,586,342,682)

Net increase (decrease)

(8,619,872)

(19,541,656)

$ (420,888,093)

$ (1,076,746,022)

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

84,374

72,884

$ 4,329,443

$ 4,108,817

Reinvestment of distributions

2,228

1,178

110,408

68,214

Shares redeemed

(107,894)

(115,010)

(5,412,186)

(6,478,861)

Net increase (decrease)

(21,292)

(40,948)

$ (972,335)

$ (2,301,830)

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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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's 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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity Nordic Fund

5.69%

-6.93%

10.64%

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Nordic Fund on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the FTSE Capped Nordic Index performed over the same period. Returns shown for the FTSE Capped Nordic Index for periods prior to October 1, 2009 (its inception date) are returns of the uncapped FTSE Nordic Index.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Per Johansson, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Nordic Fund: For the year, the fund gained 5.69%, lagging the 9.59% gain of the FTSE® Capped Nordic Index. Stock selection in financials - especially banks and diversified financials - was the most detrimental. Holdings in energy also hurt. Despite a boost from overweighting consumer durables/apparel names in the consumer discretionary sector, the fund's security selection here was unfavorable. The fund's most significant individual detractor was BW Offshore, a Norwegian company that provides floating production services to the oil industry. This company, which is registered in Bermuda, experienced issues with its legacy contracts, which hurt profitability. In consumer discretionary, Sweden's Nobia, a kitchen manufacturer that suffered from diminishing demand in its French and U.K. markets, also detracted. Intrum Justitia, a Sweden-based debt management company, did not fare as well as expected in buying debt from European banks. The fund's position in Sweden's CDON Group, an e-commerce company, also detracted. BW, Nobia, Intrum Justitia and CDON were not in the index. Untimely ownership of Telenor, a Norwegian telecom company, also dragged down relative performance. On the positive side, underweighting technology hardware/equipment names within information technology was beneficial, as were stock picks in materials. Stock selection among media names in consumer discretionary also was a positive, but an overweighting here negated some of the benefit. On an individual basis, underweighting Finland's Nokia - a personal device manufacturer - was helpful, as the company suffered from its lack of a competitive smartphone. A smaller-than-index stake in Swedish communications technology firm Ericsson, which struggled with profitability issues, also provided a boost. Among media names, Norway's Schibsted was helpful. The company benefited from its growing online classified business in the Nordic region and mainland Europe. In industrials, shares of environmental waste management services company Lassila & Tikahoja gained because the company streamlined and refocused its business model, aiding the fund's performance. Schibsted and Lassila were not in the index.

Note to shareholders: Fidelity Nordic Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in any industry that represents more than 20% of the Nordic market. As of October 31, 2012, the fund did not have more than 25% of its assets in any one industry.

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 redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Actual

1.07%

$ 1,000.00

$ 978.60

$ 5.32

Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses)

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.76

$ 5.43

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

tif2973996

Sweden

44.8%

 

tif2974004

Denmark

19.2%

 

tif2974006

Finland

14.9%

 

tif2974010

Norway

14.3%

 

tif2974014

Bermuda

2.8%

 

tif2974166

United States of America

2.2%

 

tif2973992

Malta

1.8%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

tif2973996

Sweden

43.6%

 

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Denmark

28.3%

 

tif2974008

Norway

17.4%

 

tif2974012

Finland

7.4%

 

tif2974016

Bermuda

2.0%

 

tif2973992

United States of America

1.3%

 

tif2974198

Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

97.8

98.7

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

2.2

1.3

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Novo Nordisk A/S Series B (Denmark, Pharmaceuticals)

7.0

13.2

Schibsted ASA (B Shares) (Norway, Media)

5.9

6.4

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (A Shares) (Sweden, Commercial Banks)

5.3

4.0

ASSA ABLOY AB (B Shares) (Sweden, Building Products)

5.3

0.0

Jyske Bank A/S (Reg.) (Denmark, Commercial Banks)

5.1

4.4

Sampo OYJ (A Shares) (Finland, Insurance)

4.8

4.0

Atlas Copco AB (A Shares) (Sweden, Machinery)

4.7

0.0

Swedish Match Co. AB (Sweden, Tobacco)

4.7

5.5

Lassila & Tikahoja Oyj (Finland, Commercial Services & Supplies)

4.5

0.0

Intrum Justitia AB (Sweden, Commercial Services & Supplies)

3.7

4.3

 

51.0

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Industrials

25.4

6.5

Financials

24.6

28.1

Consumer Discretionary

13.2

19.4

Information Technology

9.8

9.4

Health Care

9.1

18.4

Consumer Staples

7.8

5.5

Energy

4.7

2.0

Materials

3.2

5.8

Telecommunication Services

0.0

3.6

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Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 97.8%

Shares

Value

Bermuda - 2.8%

BW Offshore Ltd.

6,304,100

$ 3,704,196

Vostok Nafta Investment Ltd. SDR

1,865,600

4,612,740

TOTAL BERMUDA

8,316,936

Denmark - 19.2%

A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S Series B

412

2,874,876

Christian Hansen Holding A/S

305,500

9,575,821

Danske Bank A/S (a)

550,401

8,606,964

Jyske Bank A/S (Reg.) (a)

499,580

15,233,876

Novo Nordisk A/S Series B

129,101

20,696,893

TOTAL DENMARK

56,988,430

Finland - 14.9%

Amer Group PLC (A Shares)

736,900

10,430,052

Lassila & Tikahoja Oyj

879,500

13,485,773

Nokia Corp. (d)

1,412,300

3,796,957

Raisio Group PLC (V Shares)

593,500

2,346,258

Sampo OYJ (A Shares)

450,100

14,106,542

TOTAL FINLAND

44,165,582

Malta - 1.8%

Unibet Group PLC unit

190,100

5,359,451

Norway - 14.3%

ElectroMagnetic GeoServices ASA (a)

1,854,300

4,032,996

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

435,400

6,361,500

Merkantildata ASA

782,300

8,335,770

Schibsted ASA (B Shares)

463,400

17,353,218

TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA

187,000

6,363,110

TOTAL NORWAY

42,446,594

Sweden - 44.8%

AarhusKarlshamn AB

173,100

6,811,365

ASSA ABLOY AB (B Shares)

467,600

15,586,902

Atlas Copco AB (A Shares)

564,900

13,890,635

Avanza Bank Holding AB

306,000

6,008,910

BioGaia AB

228,623

5,928,501

CDON Group AB (a)(d)

1,065,053

5,973,250

DIBS Payment Services AB (e)

822,870

6,451,061

Industrial & Financial Systems AB (IFS)

490,200

7,556,717

 

Shares

Value

Intrum Justitia AB

761,400

$ 11,019,976

Meda AB (A Shares)

38,400

392,806

Saab AB (B Shares)

416,900

7,919,522

Sandvik AB

756,300

10,490,072

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (A Shares)

461,900

15,821,689

Swedbank AB (A Shares)

135,900

2,520,119

Swedish Match Co. AB

406,400

13,847,096

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
(B Shares)

328,200

2,907,549

TOTAL SWEDEN

133,126,170

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $286,496,059)


290,403,163

Money Market Funds - 1.5%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

558,179

558,179

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

4,032,600

4,032,600

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $4,590,779)


4,590,779

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.3%

(Cost $291,086,838)

294,993,942

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.7%

1,956,737

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 296,950,679

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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.

(e) Affiliated company

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

$ 8,108

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

474,480

Total

$ 482,588

Other Affiliated Issuers

An affiliated company is a company in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

Affiliate

Value, beginning of period

Purchases

Sales Proceeds

Dividend Income

Value,
end of
period

DIBS Payment Services AB

$ -

$ 6,344,096

$ 189,684

$ 180,999

$ 6,451,061

Total

$ -

$ 6,344,096

$ 189,684

$ 180,999

$ 6,451,061

Other Information

Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 39,115,971

$ 39,115,971

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

23,004,719

23,004,719

-

-

Energy

14,100,302

14,100,302

-

-

Financials

73,272,340

73,272,340

-

-

Health Care

27,018,200

6,321,307

20,696,893

-

Industrials

75,267,756

75,267,756

-

-

Information Technology

29,048,054

22,343,548

6,704,506

-

Materials

9,575,821

9,575,821

-

-

Money Market Funds

4,590,779

4,590,779

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 294,993,942

$ 267,592,543

$ 27,401,399

$ -

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

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $3,733,097) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $280,333,709)

$ 283,952,102

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $4,590,779)

4,590,779

 

Other affiliated issuers (cost $6,162,350)

6,451,061

 

Total Investments (cost $291,086,838)

 

$ 294,993,942

Receivable for investments sold

8,730,104

Receivable for fund shares sold

325,880

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

4,253

Other receivables

15,865

Total assets

304,070,044

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 2,267,070

Payable for fund shares redeemed

501,933

Accrued management fee

178,075

Other affiliated payables

77,522

Other payables and accrued expenses

62,165

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

4,032,600

Total liabilities

7,119,365

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 296,950,679

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 426,795,089

Undistributed net investment income

5,914,425

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

(139,666,205)

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

3,907,370

Net Assets, for 9,703,260 shares outstanding

$ 296,950,679

Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($296,950,679 ÷ 9,703,260 shares)

$ 30.60

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends (including $180,999 earned from other affiliated issuers)

 

$ 10,529,418

Special dividends

 

1,798,037

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

482,588

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

12,810,043

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(2,025,234)

Total income

 

10,784,809

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 2,218,508

Transfer agent fees

829,592

Accounting and security lending fees

163,298

Custodian fees and expenses

80,776

Independent trustees' compensation

2,100

Registration fees

24,047

Audit

67,688

Legal

1,666

Interest

1,418

Miscellaneous

3,778

Total expenses before reductions

3,392,871

Expense reductions

(133,651)

3,259,220

Net investment income (loss)

7,525,589

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(12,762,951)

Other affiliated issuers

7,938

 

Foreign currency transactions

(433,674)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(13,188,687)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

20,469,114

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(1,989)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

20,467,125

Net gain (loss)

7,278,438

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 14,804,027

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 7,525,589

$ 6,405,898

Net realized gain (loss)

(13,188,687)

59,260,117

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

20,467,125

(98,663,142)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

14,804,027

(32,997,127)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(7,290,470)

(4,111,279)

Share transactions

 

 

Proceeds from sales of shares

33,108,526

107,813,311

Reinvestment of distributions

7,043,836

3,976,175

Cost of shares redeemed

(111,655,692)

(171,718,515)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

(71,503,330)

(59,929,029)

Redemption fees

40,364

162,955

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(63,949,409)

(96,874,480)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

360,900,088

457,774,568

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $5,914,425 and undistributed net investment income of $6,065,540, respectively)

$ 296,950,679

$ 360,900,088

Other Information

Shares

Sold

1,108,092

3,156,914

Issued in reinvestment of distributions

258,205

119,440

Redeemed

(3,857,413)

(5,268,807)

Net increase (decrease)

(2,491,116)

(1,992,453)

Financial Highlights

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 29.60

$ 32.27

$ 26.33

$ 20.75

$ 52.81

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .70 E

.47

.33

.35

.85

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  .91

(2.86)

5.94

6.29

(28.93)

Total from investment operations

  1.61

(2.39)

6.27

6.64

(28.08)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.61)

(.29)

(.34)

(1.06)

(1.73)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

-

-

-

(2.28)

Total distributions

  (.61)

(.29)

(.34)

(1.06)

(4.01)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - G

.01

.01

- G

.03

Net asset value, end of period

$ 30.60

$ 29.60

$ 32.27

$ 26.33

$ 20.75

Total Return A

  5.69%

(7.49)%

24.05%

34.90%

(57.32)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.08%

1.05%

1.12%

1.15%

1.09%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.08%

1.05%

1.12%

1.15%

1.09%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.04%

.99%

1.10%

1.12%

1.07%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.40% E

1.40%

1.16%

1.71%

2.10%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 296,951

$ 360,900

$ 457,775

$ 334,414

$ 290,401

Portfolio turnover rate D

  193%

265%

80%

107%

72%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown. B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. E Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.17 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.83%. F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. 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 Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Nordic Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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 October 31, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. 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. Large, non-recurring dividends recognized by the Fund are presented separately on the Statement of Operations as "Special Dividends" and the impact of these dividends is presented in the Financial Highlights. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 20,626,053

Gross unrealized depreciation

(21,824,062)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ (1,198,009)

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 296,191,951

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 5,914,428

Capital loss carryforward

$ (134,561,093)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ (1,197,743)

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2017

$ (116,424,475)

No expiration

 

Short-term

(18,136,618)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (134,561,093)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 7,290,470

$ 4,111,279

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $597,699,007 and $669,989,792, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .26% of average net assets.

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

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, 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

$ 10,713,846

.37%

$ 1,418

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 $878 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less 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 $474,480. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $131,207 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $2,444.

9. 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.

At the end of the period, Fidelity VIP FundsManager 60% was the owner of record of approximately 12% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

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Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund


Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's 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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

9.22%

-3.76%

10.66%

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI AC (All Country) Pacific Index performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Dale Nicholls, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Pacific Basin Fund: For the year, the fund returned 9.22%, handily beating the 3.29% gain of the MSCI® AC (All Country) Pacific Index. Favorable stock selection was the driving force behind the fund's relative outperformance, with information technology, consumer discretionary and industrials standing out as sectors that contributed the most. Primarily, the stocks in these groups that had the most positive impact were mid- and small-cap shares that were not part of the index. I continued to look for opportunities in smaller-cap stocks because that's where I saw the most dynamic growth potential. Geographically, the fund was helped most by stock picking in Japan, which added more than eight percentage points to our return versus the index. Security selection in South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand also bolstered performance. At the stock level, performance was lifted by Toyo-Thai, a Thailand-based construction and engineering firm. The value of the fund's position in this stock almost tripled on strong growth in new orders, which boosted earnings expectations. Also contributing were Japan's Fujibo Holdings, a manufacturer of industrial textiles and polishing materials, and So-net Entertainment, a Japanese provider of Internet services that was acquired during the period. Conversely, the fund's large underweighting in banks had a negative impact, as more-accommodative actions by global central banks in the second half of the period aided the group. Stock picking in health care also hurt, and an overweighting in consumer discretionary dampened our strong picks there. Geographically, my choices in China and Australia limited the fund's gain. Noteworthy individual detractors included Hong Kong-based EVA Precision Industrial Holdings, a supplier of molded metal and plastic components. Slowing economic growth in China depressed the company's orders. Hong Kong-based Royale Furniture Holdings detracted as well. None of the stocks I've mentioned in this report were part of the index.

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 redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Actual

1.29%

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,025.20

$ 6.57

Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses)

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.65

$ 6.55

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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Japan

35.4%

 

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Cayman Islands

16.8%

 

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Korea (South)

9.7%

 

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Australia

7.7%

 

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Indonesia

5.1%

 

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Bermuda

4.2%

 

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Singapore

4.0%

 

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Hong Kong

3.2%

 

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China

2.7%

 

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Other

11.2%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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Japan

37.7%

 

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Cayman Islands

18.0%

 

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Korea (South)

9.2%

 

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Australia

7.4%

 

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Bermuda

4.8%

 

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Indonesia

4.3%

 

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China

3.3%

 

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Singapore

2.9%

 

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India

2.4%

 

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Other

10.0%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

99.5

99.6

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

0.5

0.4

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

ORIX Corp. (Japan, Diversified Financial Services)

3.4

3.4

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea (South), Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

2.6

2.4

Aeon Credit Service Co. Ltd. (Japan, Consumer Finance)

2.2

1.9

Toyo-Thai Corp. PCL (Thailand, Construction & Engineering)

2.1

0.7

Daou Technology, Inc. (Korea (South), Internet Software & Services)

1.9

1.4

Softbank Corp. (Japan, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

1.9

1.7

Fujibo Holdings, Inc. (Japan, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

1.8

1.4

Goodpack Ltd. (Singapore, Air Freight & Logistics)

1.6

1.3

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan, Pharmaceuticals)

1.6

1.4

Ping An Insurance Group Co. China Ltd. (H Shares) (China, Insurance)

1.5

1.7

 

20.6

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Information Technology

22.7

22.3

Consumer Discretionary

20.2

18.5

Industrials

16.9

18.8

Financials

16.7

16.1

Consumer Staples

6.5

5.9

Health Care

6.1

6.1

Materials

4.7

6.2

Telecommunication Services

2.3

1.7

Utilities

1.9

1.8

Energy

1.5

2.2

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Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.5%

Shares

Value

Australia - 7.7%

Acrux Ltd.

564,305

$ 1,897,917

Alkane Resources Ltd.

1,142,478

1,008,057

Austal Ltd.

1,485,537

1,889,026

Carsales.com Ltd.

302,468

2,342,268

Goodman Group unit

1,166,245

5,363,049

Iluka Resources Ltd.

240,403

2,475,539

Karoon Gas Australia Ltd. (a)

443,513

2,568,969

Linc Energy Ltd. (a)(d)

1,019,471

582,044

Mesoblast Ltd. (a)(d)

438,761

2,627,980

Navitas Ltd. (d)

794,644

3,398,506

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

171,361

4,701,402

Origin Energy Ltd.

487,107

5,744,087

realestate.com.au Ltd.

136,145

2,437,862

SEEK Ltd.

372,891

2,589,562

Starpharma Holdings Ltd. (a)

1,005,390

1,695,923

Sydney Airport unit

896,974

3,156,442

TOTAL AUSTRALIA

44,478,633

Bermuda - 4.2%

Biosensors International Group Ltd. (a)

4,772,000

4,244,647

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings
Ltd.

467,000

2,735,698

China Animal Healthcare Ltd.

11,668,000

2,487,031

China Foods Ltd.

2,510,000

2,539,132

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

1,064,000

2,358,633

China Singyes Solar Tech Holdings Ltd.

3,334,000

1,974,576

Imagi International Holdings Ltd. (a)

61,928,000

886,963

REXLot Holdings Ltd.

49,186,967

3,554,132

Vtech Holdings Ltd.

327,600

3,891,017

TOTAL BERMUDA

24,671,829

Cayman Islands - 16.8%

21Vianet Group, Inc. ADR (a)(d)

156,400

1,732,912

3SBio, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)

178,100

2,388,321

51job, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)(d)

99,400

4,674,782

AirMedia Group, Inc. ADR (a)

968,100

2,197,587

Airtac International Group

469,000

2,199,692

AMVIG Holdings Ltd.

9,052,000

2,686,383

AutoNavi Holdings Ltd. ADR (a)

154,800

1,661,004

Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)

60,800

6,482,496

Bitauto Holdings Ltd. ADR (a)

344,670

1,737,137

China Automation Group Ltd.

6,268,000

1,488,135

China Dongxiang Group Co. Ltd.

4,546,000

568,980

China High Precision Automation Group Ltd.

4,875,000

701,995

China Lilang Ltd.

2,082,000

1,184,718

China Lodging Group Ltd. ADR (a)(d)

97,400

1,657,748

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

1,905,000

5,776,414

China Metal Recycling (Holdings) Ltd.

2,572,200

2,572,183

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

2,947,302

3,510,119

China ZhengTong Auto Services Holdings Ltd. (a)

2,597,000

1,759,247

 

Shares

Value

CNinsure, Inc. ADR (a)(d)

178,700

$ 1,050,756

EVA Precision Industrial Holdings Ltd.

48,434,000

5,124,597

Fook Woo Group Holdings Ltd. (a)

11,590,000

1,024,400

Greatview Aseptic Pack Co. Ltd.

2,779,000

1,455,828

Haitian International Holdings Ltd.

2,294,000

2,832,702

Hutchison China Meditech Ltd. (a)

196,669

1,417,078

Jiayuan.com International Ltd. sponsored ADR (a)

201,300

1,085,007

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd. (a)

6,925,513

1,438,710

Kingsoft Corp. Ltd.

2,830,000

1,643,215

KongZhong Corp. sponsored ADR (a)

351,200

2,068,568

Minth Group Ltd.

2,122,000

2,143,891

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. sponsored ADR

91,600

1,544,376

Perfect World Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR Class B

216,775

2,304,318

Royale Furniture Holdings Ltd.

22,347,910

1,874,329

Shenguan Holdings Group Ltd.

9,116,000

5,022,590

SINA Corp. (a)

33,500

1,830,105

SOHO China Ltd.

697,000

473,957

SouFun Holdings Ltd. ADR (d)

293,300

5,299,931

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

232,500

8,219,947

VanceInfo Technologies, Inc. ADR (a)

176,700

1,346,454

VisionChina Media, Inc. ADR (a)(d)

538,250

118,415

WuXi PharmaTech Cayman, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)

240,300

3,409,857

TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS

97,708,884

China - 2.7%

China Southern Airlines Ltd. (H Shares)

1,358,000

643,075

Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

4,784,000

1,648,155

NQ Mobile, Inc. ADR (a)(d)

201,200

1,400,352

Ping An Insurance Group Co. China Ltd. (H Shares)

1,097,500

8,694,976

Travelsky Technology Ltd. (H Shares)

2,582,000

1,332,637

Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co. (B Shares)

406,510

2,060,861

TOTAL CHINA

15,780,056

Hong Kong - 3.2%

China Everbright International

2,775,000

1,428,668

China Overseas Grand Oceans Group Ltd.

276,000

288,819

China Unicom Ltd.

1,494,000

2,408,517

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (a)

394,000

1,354,843

Lenovo Group Ltd.

2,474,000

1,988,764

Magnificent Estates Ltd.

56,182,000

2,718,466

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

2,154,500

4,103,254

Tian An China Investments Co. Ltd.

4,830,800

2,798,729

YGM Trading Ltd.

501,000

1,203,685

TOTAL HONG KONG

18,293,745

India - 2.5%

Britannia Industries Ltd. (a)

146,278

1,314,884

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

India - continued

Educomp Solutions Ltd.

349,410

$ 957,541

Financial Technologies India Ltd.

168,768

3,121,918

Geodesic Ltd.

1,605,385

1,184,533

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

111,051

1,573,455

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

256,372

1,803,838

INFO Edge India Ltd.

350,752

2,284,239

Shriram City Union Finance Ltd. (a)

587

8,519

United Spirits Ltd.

106,839

2,334,652

TOTAL INDIA

14,583,579

Indonesia - 5.1%

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk

4,261,000

3,282,797

PT Ciputra Development Tbk

59,580,000

4,218,035

PT Jasa Marga Tbk

3,158,000

1,906,957

PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk

19,571,000

1,894,946

PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk

23,850,000

7,014,676

PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk

5,334,500

3,637,775

PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk

8,196,000

1,855,932

PT Nippon Indosari Corpindo Tbk

5,250,000

3,279,528

PT Pembangunan Perumahan Persero Tbk

10,797,000

865,555

PT Tiga Pilar Sejahtera Food Tbk

20,140,000

1,887,134

TOTAL INDONESIA

29,843,335

Japan - 35.4%

ACOM Co. Ltd. (a)

75,320

2,223,841

Aeon Credit Service Co. Ltd.

614,000

13,029,137

Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.

104,100

2,700,628

Asahi Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd.

151,300

1,338,066

Avex Group Holdings, Inc.

87,500

1,729,613

Calbee, Inc. (d)

35,000

3,213,704

Chiyoda Co. Ltd.

96,200

2,752,359

DeNA Co. Ltd. (d)

104,600

3,263,918

Digital Garage, Inc. (d)

840

1,622,548

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

602,000

5,783,966

Fujibo Holdings, Inc. (d)

2,491,000

10,297,257

Fujitsu Ltd.

717,000

2,757,347

GMO Internet, Inc.

819,600

5,728,884

Hamakyorex Co. Ltd.

84,200

2,625,251

Haseko Corp. (a)

2,931,500

1,872,811

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

58,300

3,220,631

Honeys Co. Ltd. (d)

170,010

2,706,786

Horiba Ltd.

73,100

1,991,638

Internet Initiative Japan, Inc.

129,000

3,369,222

ISE Chemical Corp. (d)

456,000

2,861,781

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

260,200

7,190,294

Kenedix Realty Investment Corp.

1,610

5,501,791

Message Co. Ltd.

1,308

4,037,219

Micronics Japan Co. Ltd.

339,900

1,234,761

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

265,600

4,501,526

Nihon M&A Center, Inc.

133,800

4,014,168

Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd.

109,000

1,645,309

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

21,500

2,768,633

 

Shares

Value

Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.

684,000

$ 6,571,815

Nitta Corp.

333,800

5,134,741

NSD Co. Ltd.

200,300

1,916,938

ORIX Corp.

195,610

20,092,717

Osaka Securities Exchange Co. Ltd. (d)

928

3,458,349

Point, Inc.

33,180

1,263,525

Proto Corp.

65,600

1,079,775

Rakuten, Inc.

296,300

2,664,956

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

673,000

9,290,317

Round One Corp.

234,400

1,186,241

Saizeriya Co. Ltd.

157,900

2,219,263

Sankyo Seiko Co. Ltd.

650,000

2,190,279

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

3,137,000

4,597,632

SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd.

80,900

2,445,343

Softbank Corp.

344,300

10,898,736

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

191,500

3,415,959

Start Today Co. Ltd. (d)

107,300

1,177,437

Suzuki Motor Corp.

39,200

887,807

Toridoll Corp.

182,400

2,748,681

Toyo Engineering Corp.

701,000

2,897,783

Universal Entertainment Corp.

180,300

3,877,929

Wacom Co. Ltd.

779

2,262,935

Xebio Co. Ltd.

50,000

978,329

Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

234,600

6,585,727

TOTAL JAPAN

205,826,303

Korea (South) - 9.7%

Daou Technology, Inc.

794,850

11,299,596

Duksan Hi-Metal Co. Ltd. (a)

169,183

3,165,432

Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp.

21,378

2,539,118

Hyundai Wia Corp.

3,493

565,444

Korea Electric Power Corp. (a)

215,170

5,582,510

Korea Plant Service & Engineering Co. Ltd.

42,977

2,365,012

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. Ltd.

919

1,201,092

Mando Corp.

13,957

1,843,320

NCSOFT Corp.

8,463

1,622,246

NHN Corp.

14,080

3,260,694

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

12,581

15,115,848

Sapphire Technology Co. Ltd.

51,480

1,709,201

Soulbrain Co. Ltd.

47,213

1,900,956

TK Corp. (a)

160,368

4,066,857

TOTAL KOREA (SOUTH)

56,237,326

Luxembourg - 0.8%

Samsonite International SA

2,115,600

4,394,960

Malaysia - 1.5%

IJM Land Bhd warrants 9/11/13 (a)

116,970

31,873

JobStreet Corp. Bhd

7,040,150

5,269,712

Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd

4,491,400

1,363,935

WCT Bhd

2,340,600

2,120,833

TOTAL MALAYSIA

8,786,353

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Philippines - 0.5%

Alliance Global Group, Inc.

8,365,142

$ 3,028,548

Singapore - 4.0%

CSE Global Ltd.

7,480,500

5,304,667

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

1,881,000

3,963,084

Goodpack Ltd.

6,087,000

9,680,915

Goodpack Ltd. warrants 11/30/12 (a)

2,233,800

2,270,792

OSIM International Ltd.

1,668,000

2,222,086

Tat Hong Holdings Ltd. warrants 8/2/13 (a)

125,700

3,710

TOTAL SINGAPORE

23,445,254

Taiwan - 2.1%

LITE-ON Technology Corp.

2,240,269

2,853,064

Lung Yen Life Service Co. Ltd.

542,000

1,671,832

Pacific Hospital Supply Co. Ltd.

485,100

1,413,283

PChome Online, Inc.

116,768

527,675

Tong Hsing Electronics Industries Ltd.

1,157,096

4,020,720

WPG Holding Co. Ltd.

1,525,000

1,842,948

TOTAL TAIWAN

12,329,522

Thailand - 2.1%

Toyo-Thai Corp. PCL

13,563,726

12,051,240

United Kingdom - 0.3%

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd. Class A (UBS Warrant Programme) warrants 9/16/14 (a)

844,282

1,754,282

United States of America - 0.9%

GI Dynamics, Inc. CDI (a)

2,123,464

1,322,557

YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. (a)

440,068

1,527,036

Zhongpin, Inc. (a)(d)

181,600

2,092,032

TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

4,941,625

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $503,167,360)


578,155,474

Money Market Funds - 3.6%

Shares

Value

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

1,471,592

$ 1,471,592

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

19,610,760

19,610,760

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $21,082,352)


21,082,352

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 103.1%

(Cost $524,249,712)

599,237,826

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (3.1)%

(17,984,165)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 581,253,661

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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

$ 1,428

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

883,529

Total

$ 884,957

Other Information

Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section at the end of this 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

$ 116,146,182

$ 116,146,182

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

37,912,317

37,912,317

-

-

Energy

8,895,100

8,895,100

-

-

Financials

96,722,695

93,164,575

3,558,120

-

Health Care

36,232,130

36,232,130

-

-

Industrials

97,633,349

96,608,949

-

1,024,400

Information Technology

132,736,442

132,034,447

-

701,995

Materials

27,893,165

27,893,165

-

-

Telecommunication Services

13,307,253

10,898,736

2,408,517

-

Utilities

10,676,841

5,094,331

5,582,510

-

Money Market Funds

21,082,352

21,082,352

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 599,237,826

$ 585,962,284

$ 11,549,147

$ 1,726,395

The following is a summary of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period ended October 31, 2012. Transfers are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period, and are primarily attributable to the valuation techniques used for foreign equity securities, as discussed in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Transfers

Total

Level 1 to Level 2

$ 0

Level 2 to Level 1

$ 474,625,120

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

Annual Report

Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $18,638,571) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $503,167,360)

$ 578,155,474

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $21,082,352)

21,082,352

 

Total Investments (cost $524,249,712)

 

$ 599,237,826

Receivable for investments sold

2,288,423

Receivable for fund shares sold

1,163,991

Dividends receivable

1,352,155

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

51,346

Other receivables

55,068

Total assets

604,148,809

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 1,706,428

Payable for fund shares redeemed

797,233

Accrued management fee

464,873

Other affiliated payables

129,755

Other payables and accrued expenses

186,099

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

19,610,760

Total liabilities

22,895,148

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 581,253,661

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 531,762,899

Undistributed net investment income

6,554,336

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

(31,939,512)

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

74,875,938

Net Assets, for 23,386,994 shares outstanding

$ 581,253,661

Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($581,253,661 ÷ 23,386,994 shares)

$ 24.85

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 15,446,330

Interest

 

65

Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $883,529 from security lending)

 

884,957

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

16,331,352

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(728,144)

Total income

 

15,603,208

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

Basic fee

$ 4,338,839

Performance adjustment

1,440,623

Transfer agent fees

1,375,185

Accounting and security lending fees

312,038

Custodian fees and expenses

213,302

Independent trustees' compensation

4,214

Registration fees

25,189

Audit

85,929

Legal

5,019

Interest

1,065

Miscellaneous

8,182

Total expenses before reductions

7,809,585

Expense reductions

(97,881)

7,711,704

Net investment income (loss)

7,891,504

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

3,765,973

Foreign currency transactions

(116,468)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

3,649,505

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $76,609)

37,678,619

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

5,440

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

37,684,059

Net gain (loss)

41,333,564

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 49,225,068

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

Annual Report

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 7,891,504

$ 7,186,444

Net realized gain (loss)

3,649,505

81,039,756

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

37,684,059

(130,837,860)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

49,225,068

(42,611,660)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(3,487,165)

(6,798,978)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(2,493,225)

(22,436,616)

Total distributions

(5,980,390)

(29,235,594)

Share transactions

Proceeds from sales of shares

39,444,014

325,706,660

Reinvestment of distributions

5,724,533

27,290,655

Cost of shares redeemed

(229,658,785)

(396,071,405)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

(184,490,238)

(43,074,090)

Redemption fees

45,917

461,937

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(141,199,643)

(114,459,407)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

722,453,304

836,912,711

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $6,554,336 and undistributed net investment income of $2,372,302, respectively)

$ 581,253,661

$ 722,453,304

Other Information

Shares

Sold

1,702,098

12,640,955

Issued in reinvestment of distributions

257,613

1,082,533

Redeemed

(10,038,333)

(15,582,896)

Net increase (decrease)

(8,078,622)

(1,859,408)

Financial Highlights

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.96

$ 25.11

$ 19.88

$ 12.84

$ 37.32

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .30

.21

.21

.20

.22

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.79

(1.51)

5.86

6.90

(20.61)

Total from investment operations

  2.09

(1.30)

6.07

7.10

(20.39)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.12)

(.20)

(.15)

(.07)

(.22)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.08)

(.66)

(.70)

-

(3.88)

Total distributions

  (.20)

(.86)

(.85)

(.07)

(4.10)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - F

.01

.01

.01

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 24.85

$ 22.96

$ 25.11

$ 19.88

$ 12.84

Total Return A

  9.22%

(5.44)%

31.65%

55.77%

(61.02)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.28%

1.14%

1.07%

.90%

1.22%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.28%

1.13%

1.07%

.90%

1.22%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.26%

1.10%

1.03%

.85%

1.17%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.29%

.81%

.95%

1.30%

.89%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 581,254

$ 722,453

$ 836,913

$ 609,209

$ 392,393

Portfolio turnover rate D

  26%

59%

66%

91%

73%

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 Fund. 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 Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. F Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

Annual Report


Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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 October 31, 2012, including information on transfers between Levels 1 and 2, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Annual Report

Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A 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. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Other payables and accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.

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

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryfowards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 139,232,833

Gross unrealized depreciation

(93,134,182)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 46,098,651

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 553,139,175

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 17,311,351

Capital loss carryforward

$ (13,806,649)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 46,063,084

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2017

$ (13,028,843)

No expiration

 

Short-term

(777,806)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (13,806,649)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 5,980,390

$ 29,235,594

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $162,655,706 and $347,764,382, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the Fund's relative investment performance as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .94% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .22% of average net assets.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.(FSC),an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $263 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, 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

$ 9,235,900

.32%

$ 826

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $1,729 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities loaned to FCM at period end was $301,828. 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, and includes $22,166 from securities loaned to FCM.

8. Bank Borrowings.

The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity requirements. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. The average loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted to $3,752,250. The weighted average interest rate was .57%. The interest expense amounted to $239 under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no bank borrowings outstanding.

9. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $97,881 for the period.

10. Other.

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

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Investment Trust and the Shareholders of:

Fidelity Canada Fund,

Fidelity China Region Fund,

Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund,

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund,

Fidelity Europe Fund,

Fidelity Japan Fund,

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund,

Fidelity Latin America Fund,

Fidelity Nordic Fund,

Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Canada Fund, Fidelity China Region Fund, Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund, Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund, Fidelity Europe Fund, Fidelity Japan Fund, Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund, Fidelity Latin America Fund, Fidelity Nordic Fund and Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund (each a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust) at October 31, 2012, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Investment Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 18, 2012

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Investment Trust and Shareholders of Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust, including the schedule of investments, as of October 31, 2012, 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 October 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where 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, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund as of October 31, 2012, 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

December 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and funds, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs each fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee each fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review each fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 443 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

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

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

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

Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the funds. 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 equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds overseen by the funds' 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, each fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the funds' 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 funds' 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 funds are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates and other service providers, the funds' 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 funds' 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 funds' Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the funds' Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Funds' Trustees."

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Trustees and Officers - continued

The funds' Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

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

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). 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), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-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 (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 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). 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 (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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 (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), 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).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

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

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer, Edward C. Johnson 3d, and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Edward C. Johnson 3d (82)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC, and also serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of certain Fidelity Trusts, Chairman and a Director of FMR, Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc., and President of FMR LLC (2006-2007).

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

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

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (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).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

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

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

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

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds.Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and ExchangeCommission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of each 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, and dividends derived from net investment income:

 

Pay Date

Record Date

Dividends

Capital Gains

Fidelity Canada Fund

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.757

-

Fidelity China Region Fund

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.430

-

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.293

-

Fidelity Europe Fund

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.700

$0.012

Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.409

-

Fidelity Japan Fund

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.148

$0.079

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.074

$0.149

Fidelity Latin America Fund

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.976

$3.450

Fidelity Nordic Fund

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.630

-

Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.293

$0.466

Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.456

$0.081

The funds hereby designate as capital gain dividend the amounts noted below for the taxable year ended October 31, 2012, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

Fidelity Latin America Fund

$198,275,480

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the following funds qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

December 2, 2011

December 28, 2011

Fidelity Canada Fund

2%

-

Fidelity China Region Fund

-

-

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

2%

-

Fidelity Europe Fund

-

-

Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

1%

-

Fidelity Japan Fund

-

-

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund

-

-

Fidelity Latin America Fund

1%

4%

Fidelity Nordic Fund

-

-

Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

-

-

Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund

-

-

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the following funds may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

December 2, 2011

December 9, 2011

December 28, 2011

Fidelity Canada Fund

90%

-

-

Fidelity China Region Fund

67%

-

-

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

100%

-

-

Fidelity Europe Fund

100%

-

-

Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

100%

-

-

Fidelity Japan Fund

-

100%

-

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund

100%

-

-

Fidelity Latin America Fund

91%

-

65%

Fidelity Nordic Fund

62%

-

-

Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

94%

-

52%

Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund

67%

-

-

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Distributions (Unaudited) - continued

The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:

Fund

Pay Date

Income

Taxes

Fidelity Canada Fund

12/05/2011

$0.759

$0.1110

Fidelity China Region Fund

12/05/2011

$0.373

$0.0863

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

12/05/2011

$0.364

$0.0618

Fidelity Europe Fund

12/05/2011

$0.506

$0.0490

Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

12/05/2011

$0.303

$0.0354

Fidelity Japan Fund

12/12/2011

$0.114

$0.0181

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund

12/05/2011

$0.083

$0.0121

Fidelity Latin America Fund

12/05/2011

$0.987

$0.1806

 

12/29/2011

$0.015

-

Fidelity Nordic Fund

12/05/2011

$0.691

$0.0823

Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

12/05/2011

$0.224

$0.0365

 

12/29/2011

$0.015

-

Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund

12/05/2011

$0.594

$0.0846

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Targeted International Equity Funds

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for each 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, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of each fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to each fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing 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 each fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew each 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 each fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of each fund); (ii) the competitiveness of each 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 each fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as each fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for each 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 is in the best interests of each fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is 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, is aware that shareholders in each fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that each 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 that fund, managed by Fidelity.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the funds' investment personnel, and also considered the funds' investment objectives, strategies, and related investment philosophies. 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 each fund.

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

Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for each 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, each fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board 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.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing 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 support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

Investment Performance (Canada Fund, China Region Fund, Emerging Asia Fund, Japan Smaller Companies Fund, Latin America Fund, Nordic Fund, and Pacific Basin Fund). The Board considered whether each fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed each fund's absolute investment performance (for each class, in the case of Canada Fund, China Region Fund, and Latin America Fund), as well as each fund's relative investment performance (for each class, in the case of Canada Fund, China Region Fund, and Latin America Fund) measured over multiple periods against a broad-based securities market index. The Board noted that FMR believes that no meaningful peer group exists for the funds principally because most other funds in each fund's third-party peer group have different and/or broader investment mandates than the fund's more specialized strategies.

For each of Canada Fund, China Region Fund, and Latin America Fund, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class B of the fund and the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"). The returns of the retail class and Class B show the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on three-year performance for Canada Fund and China Region Fund and one-year performance for Latin America Fund), respectively.

For each of Emerging Asia Fund, Japan Smaller Companies Fund, Nordic Fund, and Pacific Basin Fund, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, the fund's cumulative total returns and the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark").

Fidelity Canada Fund

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The Board noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board discussed with FMR actions to improve the fund's below-benchmark performance. The Board noted that this fund had underperformed in the past and discussed with FMR its disappointment with the continued underperformance of the fund. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.

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Fidelity China Region Fund

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The Board noted that the investment performance of the retail class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board noted that there was a portfolio management change for the fund in October 2011. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund

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The Board noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return compared favorably to its benchmark. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund

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The Board noted that the investment performance of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods, although the fund's five-year cumulative total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

Fidelity Latin America Fund

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The Board noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the one-year total return of the retail class compared favorably to its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

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Fidelity Nordic Fund

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The Board noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board discussed with FMR actions to improve the fund's below-benchmark performance. The Board noted that this fund had underperformed in the past and discussed with FMR its disappointment with the continued underperformance of the fund. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.

Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

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The Board noted that the investment performance of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

The Board also considered that each of Canada Fund's, Emerging Asia Fund's, and Pacific Basin Fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for each fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and each fund's shareholders.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

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

Investment Performance (Emerging Markets Fund, Europe Fund, Europe Capital Appreciation Fund, and Japan Fund). The Board considered whether each fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed each fund's absolute investment performance (for each class, in the case of Emerging Markets Fund and Japan Fund), as well as each fund's relative investment performance (for each class, in the case of Emerging Markets Fund and Japan Fund) measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board.

For Emerging Markets Fund, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of Class K and the retail class of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings.

For each of Europe Fund and Europe Capital Appreciation Fund, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, the fund's cumulative total returns, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings.

For Japan Fund, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class C of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper, Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of the retail class and Class C show the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively.

The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the fund or class indicated.

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the fund (the class with the longer performance record) was in the third quartile for the one-year period, the second quartile for the three-year period, and the fourth quartile for the five-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance between the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for the higher expense class. The Board discussed with FMR the fact that the fund underperformed its benchmark for each period measured. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will continue to closely monitor performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR if other actions to address performance are appropriate.

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Fidelity Europe Fund

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the fund was in the third quartile for the one- and three-year periods and the second quartile for the five-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods, although the fund's five-year cumulative total return was comparable to its benchmark. The Board discussed with FMR actions to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group and benchmark. The Board noted that there was a portfolio management change for the fund in April 2012. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.

Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the fund was in the third quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board discussed with FMR actions to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group and benchmark. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

Fidelity Japan Fund

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the fund was in the fourth quartile for the one- and five-year periods and the second quartile for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for the one- and five-year periods, although the three-year cumulative total return of the retail class compared favorably to its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year.

The Board also considered that Europe Fund's, Europe Capital Appreciation Fund's, and Japan Fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for each fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and each fund's shareholders.

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

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

Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the charts below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group". For Japan Fund, the Total Mapped Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to a fund's performance adjustment (if applicable). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than a fund's. For example, a TMG % of 17% would mean that 83% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than a fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which a fund's management fee ranked and the impact of a fund's performance adjustment (if applicable), is also included in the charts and considered by the Board.

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Fidelity Canada Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

Fidelity China Region Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.

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Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

Furthermore, the Board considered that shareholders of Emerging Asia Fund approved a change in the index used to calculate the fund's performance adjustment, beginning December 1, 2010. The Board also considered that, because the performance adjustment is based on a rolling 36-month measurement period, during a transition period the fund's performance is compared to a blended index return that reflects the performance of the former index for the portion of the measurement period prior to December 1, 2010 and the performance of the current index for the remainder of the measurement period. The Board noted that the fund's performance adjustments for 2010 and 2011 shown in the chart above reflect the effect of using the blended index return to calculate the fund's performance adjustment.

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.

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Fidelity Europe Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

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Fidelity Japan Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.

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Fidelity Latin America Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.

Fidelity Nordic Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.

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Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's positive performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that each 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 (Canada Fund, China Region Fund, Emerging Markets Fund, Japan Fund, and Latin America Fund). In its review of the total expense ratio of each class of each fund, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of Canada Fund's and Japan Fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of each fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of each 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, Institutional Class, and the retail class of Japan Fund ranked below its competitive median for 2011 and the total expense ratio of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2011. The Board considered that various factors, including 12b-1 fees, positive or negative performance adjustments, and relatively higher other expenses in the case of small fund size, 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, 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.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class of Canada Fund, China Region Fund, Emerging Markets Fund, and Latin America Fund ranked below its competitive median for 2011.

Total Expense Ratio (Emerging Asia Fund, Europe Fund, Europe Capital Appreciation Fund, Japan Smaller Companies Fund, Nordic Fund, and Pacific Basin Fund). In its review of each fund's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of Emerging Asia Fund's, Europe Fund's, Europe Capital Appreciation Fund's, and Pacific Basin Fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each 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 each fund's total expense ratio ranked below its competitive median for 2011.

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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 FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 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 the total expense ratio of each class of each fund was reasonable, although Class T of Japan Fund was above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing each fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for each fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board 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 funds' business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of each fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including each 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 each fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR 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 each fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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

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, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

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

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

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

Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.

FIL Investments (Japan) Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors
(UK) Limited

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

Custodians

JPMorgan Chase Bank
New York, NY

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund, Fidelity Japan Fund,
Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA

Fidelity China Region Fund, Fidelity Latin America Fund,
Fidelity Nordic Fund

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Quincy, MA

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The Northern Trust Company
Chicago, IL

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Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund,
Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund

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Fidelity Diversified International Fund

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Fidelity Europe Fund

Fidelity Global Balanced Fund

Fidelity Global Commodity Stock Fund

Fidelity Global Strategies Fund

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Fidelity International Discovery Fund

Fidelity International Growth Fund

Fidelity International Small Cap Fund

Fidelity International Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Fidelity International Value Fund

Fidelity Japan Fund

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Fidelity Latin America Fund

Fidelity Nordic Fund

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Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

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Fidelity Advisor®

Canada Fund -

Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C

Annual Report

October 31, 2012

Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C are
classes of Fidelity® Canada Fund

(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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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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge)A

-1.94%

-4.53%

12.72%

Class T (incl. 3.50% sales charge) B

0.11%

-4.35%

12.81%

Class B (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) C

-1.75%

-4.50%

12.90%

Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) D

2.26%

-4.12%

12.92%

A Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class A shares took place on May 2, 2007. Returns prior to May 2, 2007 are those of Fidelity® Canada Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class A shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to May 2, 2007 would have been lower.

B Class T shares bear a 0.50% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class T shares took place on May 2, 2007. Returns prior to May 2, 2007 are those of Fidelity® Canada Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class T shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to May 2, 2007 would have been lower.

C Class B shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class B shares took place on May 2, 2007. Returns prior to May 2, 2007 are those of Fidelity Canada Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class B shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to May 2, 2007 would have been lower. Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charge included in the past one year, past five years, and past 10 years total return figures are 5%, 2%, and 0%, respectively.

D Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class C shares took place on May 2, 2007. Returns prior to May 2, 2007 are those of Fidelity Canada Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class C shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to May 2, 2007 would have been lower. Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charge included in the past one year, past five years, and past 10 years total return figures are 1%, 0%, and 0%, respectively.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Canada Fund - Class A on October 31, 2002, 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®/TSX Composite Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class A took place on May 2, 2007. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class A.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Douglas Lober, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor® Canada Fund: For the year, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares rose 4.04%, 3.74%, 3.25% and 3.26%, respectively (excluding sales charges), straddling the 3.82% gain of the S&P/TSX Composite Index. The fund's outperformance was largely driven by solid picks and an overweighting in health care, a sector that makes up only small portion of the index but was its star performer this period. Our stake in pharmacy benefits manager SXC Health Solutions proved most rewarding, as the stock vaulted higher on the firm's April announcement of its plans to buy Catalyst Health Solutions. The market warmly welcomed the merger, which created the combined entity Catamaran in July. Unfortunately, Catamaran's stock didn't react quite as strongly to the big move as I had hoped, and it ended up our largest relative detractor. Also in health care, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International flexed its muscles for the fund, as its shares advanced on a number of accretive acquisitions this period. An overweighting in consumer discretionary, especially among retailers, provided an additional lift. Here, shares of discount store operator Dollarama steadily advanced, as the company continued to gain pricing power from increasing the average cost of its items from $1 to $2, while also opening new stores across Canada. In materials, the fund's limited stake in lagging index component Kinross Gold was a good call, as was scant exposure to weak-performing BlackBerry® mobile device maker Research In Motion among information technology names. Conversely, underweighting some beneficiaries of accretive acquisitions in the energy sector detracted the most from relative results, including our minimal position in index component Nexen, whose stock shot up in July on the announcement that China's CNOOC intended to acquire the firm. Positioning in financials, including an underweighting in rebounding index component Royal Bank of Canada, hurt, as did choices in industrials. Also, an underweighting in enterprise software firm Open Text notably detracted, as did holdings in Barrick Gold, which faltered in part on production missteps.

Note to shareholders: Fidelity Advisor Canada Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in any industry that represents more than 20% of the Canadian market. As of October 31, 2012, the fund did not have more than 25% of its assets invested in any one industry.

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, redemption fees 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 (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Class A

1.07%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,006.00

$ 5.40

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.76

$ 5.43

Class T

1.35%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,004.50

$ 6.80

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.35

$ 6.85

Class B

1.84%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,002.30

$ 9.26

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,015.89

$ 9.32

Class C

1.81%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,002.30

$ 9.11

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.04

$ 9.17

Canada

.76%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,007.60

$ 3.84

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.32

$ 3.86

Institutional Class

.75%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,007.70

$ 3.79

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.37

$ 3.81

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

Annual Report

Fidelity Canada Fund


Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

aca133839

Canada

97.1%

 

aca133841

United States of America

2.9%

 

aca133843

Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

aca133839

Canada

89.9%

 

aca133841

United States of America

10.1%

 

aca133847

Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

99.3

99.8

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

0.7

0.2

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Royal Bank of Canada (Commercial Banks)

5.9

5.9

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Commercial Banks)

5.5

6.4

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

4.2

4.2

Bank of Nova Scotia (Commercial Banks)

4.1

4.2

Goldcorp, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

3.5

2.1

Enbridge, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

3.3

3.8

Catamaran Corp. (Health Care Providers & Services)

3.1

3.8

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) (Pharmaceuticals)

3.1

4.1

Canadian National Railway Co. (Road & Rail)

3.0

3.4

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

2.9

2.7

 

38.6

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

28.3

31.1

Energy

24.6

19.1

Materials

18.0

12.5

Health Care

6.2

8.3

Telecommunication Services

5.6

4.6

Consumer Discretionary

5.5

9.9

Industrials

4.8

6.0

Information Technology

3.1

4.1

Consumer Staples

3.0

4.0

Utilities

0.2

0.2

Annual Report

Fidelity Canada Fund


Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.3%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 5.5%

Auto Components - 0.1%

Magna International, Inc. Class A
(sub. vtg.)

100,000

$ 4,445,557

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.5%

Tim Hortons, Inc. (Canada)

310,300

15,403,929

Media - 0.9%

Cineplex, Inc.

300,000

9,311,640

Corus Entertainment, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.)

550,000

12,451,064

Quebecor, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.)

200,000

6,976,721

 

28,739,425

Multiline Retail - 2.3%

Dollarama, Inc.

1,203,467

76,021,760

Specialty Retail - 0.8%

Home Depot, Inc.

320,000

19,641,600

RONA, Inc.

150,000

1,540,926

TJX Companies, Inc.

100,000

4,163,000

 

25,345,526

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.9%

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

770,195

26,227,116

lululemon athletica, Inc. (a)

77,600

5,355,176

 

31,582,292

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

181,538,489

CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.0%

Food & Staples Retailing - 3.0%

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.)

990,200

48,640,012

Jean Coutu Group, Inc. Class A
(sub. vtg.)

600,000

9,017,272

Metro, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.)

579,165

34,167,111

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

100,000

9,473,000

 

101,297,395

ENERGY - 24.6%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 24.6%

ARC Resources Ltd.

300,000

7,284,105

Athabasca Oil Corp. (a)

650,000

7,868,335

Baytex Energy Corp.

350,000

15,927,409

Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (a)

2,700

22,141

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

2,450,000

73,837,297

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.

700,000

14,858,573

Celtic Exploration Ltd. (a)

500,000

13,056,320

Celtic Exploration Ltd. (a)(e)

200,000

5,222,528

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

2,700,000

95,240,050

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

1,383,400

57,482,954

Crew Energy, Inc. (a)

1,500,000

11,549,437

Enbridge, Inc.

2,737,800

108,936,342

Encana Corp.

700,000

15,769,712

Imperial Oil Ltd.

450,000

19,910,388

 

Shares

Value

Keyera Corp.

152,302

$ 7,392,842

MEG Energy Corp. (a)

400,000

14,610,263

Nexen, Inc.

600,000

14,327,910

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

700,000

16,463,579

Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. (a)(e)

113,000

1,221,927

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

250,000

6,991,239

Penn West Petroleum Ltd.

700,000

9,090,363

PetroBakken Energy Ltd. Class A (d)

700,000

8,838,048

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

300,000

7,329,161

Progress Energy Resources Corp.

300,000

6,043,554

Suncor Energy, Inc.

4,157,600

139,537,173

Surge Energy, Inc. (a)

250,000

1,689,612

Surge Energy, Inc. (a)(e)

632,000

4,271,339

Talisman Energy, Inc.

2,700,000

30,602,253

Tourmaline Oil Corp. (a)

400,000

13,216,521

Tourmaline Oil Corp. (a)(e)

80,000

2,643,304

TransCanada Corp.

1,400,000

63,036,796

Trilogy Energy Corp.

100,000

2,737,422

Vermilion Energy, Inc.

400,000

19,123,905

 

816,132,802

FINANCIALS - 28.3%

Capital Markets - 0.7%

CI Financial Corp.

1,000,000

23,369,212

Commercial Banks - 20.4%

Bank of Montreal

1,500,000

88,640,801

Bank of Nova Scotia

2,500,000

135,794,743

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

654,600

51,489,738

National Bank of Canada

300,000

23,182,979

Royal Bank of Canada

3,430,000

195,548,632

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

2,263,800

184,118,622

 

678,775,515

Consumer Finance - 0.2%

Discover Financial Services

150,000

6,150,000

Insurance - 3.1%

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (sub. vtg.)

40,000

14,838,949

Intact Financial Corp.

660,925

40,532,322

Manulife Financial Corp.

2,000,000

24,710,889

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

900,000

22,320,901

 

102,403,061

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.0%

Boardwalk (REIT)

200,000

12,870,088

H&R REIT/H&R Finance Trust

600,000

14,496,120

RioCan (REIT)

1,400,000

38,183,730

 

65,549,938

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.9%

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.
Class A

1,550,000

53,355,695

Brookfield Properties Corp.

700,000

10,779,474

 

64,135,169

TOTAL FINANCIALS

940,382,895

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

HEALTH CARE - 6.2%

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.1%

Catamaran Corp. (a)

2,206,468

$ 103,612,865

Pharmaceuticals - 3.1%

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) (a)

1,831,471

102,323,987

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

205,936,852

INDUSTRIALS - 4.8%

Machinery - 0.1%

Westport Innovations, Inc. (a)(d)

100,000

2,806,001

Road & Rail - 4.5%

Canadian National Railway Co.

1,140,000

98,436,646

Canadian Pacific

550,000

50,597,247

 

149,033,893

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2%

Finning International, Inc.

300,000

7,043,805

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

158,883,699

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.1%

Communications Equipment - 0.2%

Research In Motion Ltd. (a)

700,000

5,551,002

Computers & Peripherals - 0.3%

Apple, Inc.

17,000

10,116,700

Internet Software & Services - 0.9%

eBay, Inc. (a)

400,000

19,316,000

Open Text Corp. (a)

170,407

9,158,896

 

28,474,896

IT Services - 1.7%

CGI Group, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a)

2,190,000

57,296,320

Software - 0.0%

Constellation Software, Inc.

10,000

1,147,034

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

102,585,952

MATERIALS - 18.0%

Chemicals - 1.8%

Agrium, Inc.

500,000

52,655,820

Methanex Corp.

200,000

5,995,494

 

58,651,314

Metals & Mining - 16.2%

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

900,000

50,814,518

Alamos Gold, Inc.

250,000

4,893,617

Barrick Gold Corp.

2,230,000

90,182,428

Copper Mountain Mining Corp. (a)

390,000

1,577,572

Detour Gold Corp. (a)

100,000

2,817,522

Eldorado Gold Corp.

2,005,000

29,630,839

 

Shares

Value

First Majestic Silver Corp. (a)

100,000

$ 2,311,890

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

1,630,000

36,639,299

Franco-Nevada Corp.

500,000

28,790,989

Goldcorp, Inc.

2,550,000

115,276,596

IAMGOLD Corp.

700,000

10,863,579

Kinross Gold Corp.

2,800,000

27,810,763

New Gold, Inc. (a)

1,200,000

14,045,557

Silver Wheaton Corp.

1,125,900

45,374,193

Tahoe Resources, Inc. (a)

350,000

7,134,919

Teck Resources Ltd. Class B
(sub. vtg.)

600,000

19,043,805

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (a)

100,000

781,977

Yamana Gold, Inc.

2,500,000

50,488,110

 

538,478,173

TOTAL MATERIALS

597,129,487

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 5.6%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 4.5%

BCE, Inc.

1,900,000

83,057,822

Manitoba Telecom Services, Inc.

150,000

5,035,795

TELUS Corp.

950,000

61,675,094

 

149,768,711

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.1%

Rogers Communications, Inc.
Class B (non-vtg.)

800,000

35,115,895

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

184,884,606

UTILITIES - 0.2%

Electric Utilities - 0.2%

Fortis, Inc.

200,000

6,762,453

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,549,774,434)


3,295,534,630

Money Market Funds - 0.6%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

13,194,244

13,194,244

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

5,266,702

5,266,702

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $18,460,946)


18,460,946

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.9%

(Cost $2,568,235,380)

3,313,995,576

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.1%

3,373,680

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 3,317,369,256

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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.

(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $13,359,098 or 0.4% of net assets.

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

$ 44,834

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

3,887,175

Total

$ 3,932,009

Other Information

All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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

Annual Report

Fidelity Canada Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $5,503,902) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,549,774,434)

$ 3,295,534,630

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $18,460,946)

18,460,946

 

Total Investments (cost $2,568,235,380)

 

$ 3,313,995,576

Cash

 

21,250

Foreign currency held at value (cost $2,060,308)

2,060,332

Receivable for investments sold

9,935,950

Receivable for fund shares sold

1,517,468

Dividends receivable

4,109,324

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

59,330

Other receivables

14,400

Total assets

3,331,713,630

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for fund shares redeemed

6,635,280

Accrued management fee

1,512,106

Distribution and service plan fees payable

111,491

Other affiliated payables

742,785

Other payables and accrued expenses

76,010

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

5,266,702

Total liabilities

14,344,374

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 3,317,369,256

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 2,827,898,108

Undistributed net investment income

34,776,724

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

(291,046,123)

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

745,740,547

Net Assets

$ 3,317,369,256

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($159,597,483 ÷ 2,975,053 shares)

$ 53.65

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $53.65)

$ 56.92

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($29,625,811 ÷ 553,936 shares)

$ 53.48

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $53.48)

$ 55.42

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($9,803,560 ÷ 185,371 shares)A

$ 52.89

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($66,500,018 ÷ 1,263,941 shares)A

$ 52.61

 

 

 

Canada:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,992,597,323 ÷ 55,370,497 shares)

$ 54.05

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($59,245,061 ÷ 1,098,973 shares)

$ 53.91

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.

Annual Report

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 89,193,450

Interest

 

976

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

3,932,009

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

93,126,435

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(13,007,969)

Total income

 

80,118,466

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

 

Basic fee

$ 26,006,550

Performance adjustment

(7,737,368)

Transfer agent fees

8,217,902

Distribution and service plan fees

1,473,188

Accounting and security lending fees

1,518,335

Custodian fees and expenses

53,185

Independent trustees' compensation

24,641

Registration fees

118,560

Audit

72,750

Legal

19,835

Interest

4,274

Miscellaneous

47,776

Total expenses before reductions

29,819,628

Expense reductions

(54,667)

29,764,961

Net investment income (loss)

50,353,505

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(17,620,339)

Foreign currency transactions

(450,336)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(18,070,675)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

100,622,640

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(46,625)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

100,576,015

Net gain (loss)

82,505,340

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 132,858,845

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 50,353,505

$ 41,545,130

Net realized gain (loss)

(18,070,675)

43,297,359

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

100,576,015

(192,122,126)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

132,858,845

(107,279,637)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(36,731,380)

(35,317,815)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(22,566,448)

(35,060,747)

Total distributions

(59,297,828)

(70,378,562)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(952,875,100)

103,024,419

Redemption fees

257,398

1,146,266

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(879,056,685)

(73,487,514)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

4,196,425,941

4,269,913,455

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $34,776,724 and undistributed net investment income of $25,762,870, respectively)

$ 3,317,369,256

$ 4,196,425,941

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.20

$ 53.81

$ 44.24

$ 38.20

$ 70.16

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .57

.34

.31

.38

.39

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.50

(1.17)

9.64

5.72

(28.71)

Total from investment operations

  2.07

(.83)

9.95

6.10

(28.32)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.33)

(.35)

(.39)

(.07)

(.41)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.29)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.62)

(.79)

(.39)

(.07)

(3.68)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital C

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 53.65

$ 52.20

$ 53.81

$ 44.24

$ 38.20

Total Return A,B

  4.04%

(1.64)%

22.62%

16.08%

(42.23)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.08%

1.12%

1.24%

1.42%

1.34%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.08%

1.12%

1.24%

1.42%

1.34%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.08%

1.12%

1.18%

1.39%

1.31%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.11%

.59%

.63%

.98%

.69%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 159,597

$ 215,369

$ 170,446

$ 83,015

$ 56,242

Portfolio turnover rate E

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.01

$ 53.64

$ 44.11

$ 38.10

$ 70.09

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .43

.17

.18

.27

.23

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.49

(1.16)

9.60

5.73

(28.66)

Total from investment operations

  1.92

(.99)

9.78

6.00

(28.43)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.16)

(.21)

(.26)

-

(.33)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.29)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.45)

(.65)

(.26)

-

(3.60)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital C

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 53.48

$ 52.01

$ 53.64

$ 44.11

$ 38.10

Total Return A,B

  3.74%

(1.93)%

22.27%

15.77%

(42.40)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.36%

1.42%

1.51%

1.70%

1.63%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.36%

1.42%

1.51%

1.70%

1.63%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.36%

1.42%

1.46%

1.67%

1.60%

Net investment income (loss)

  .83%

.30%

.36%

.71%

.40%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 29,626

$ 34,323

$ 31,522

$ 17,727

$ 14,963

Portfolio turnover rate E

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 51.37

$ 53.03

$ 43.68

$ 37.91

$ 69.88

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .17

(.11)

(.07)

.08

(.06)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.49

(1.14)

9.50

5.68

(28.54)

Total from investment operations

  1.66

(1.25)

9.43

5.76

(28.60)

Distributions from net investment income

  -

(.01)

(.09)

-

(.14)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.14)

(.41)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.14)

(.42)

(.09)

-

(3.41)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital C

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 52.89

$ 51.37

$ 53.03

$ 43.68

$ 37.91

Total Return A,B

  3.25%

(2.41)%

21.64%

15.22%

(42.68)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.85%

1.91%

2.01%

2.19%

2.13%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.85%

1.91%

2.01%

2.19%

2.13%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.85%

1.91%

1.96%

2.16%

2.10%

Net investment income (loss)

  .34%

(.20)%

(.14)%

.21%

(.10)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 9,804

$ 11,866

$ 13,464

$ 7,283

$ 5,615

Portfolio turnover rate E

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 51.19

$ 52.87

$ 43.60

$ 37.84

$ 69.91

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .19

(.08)

(.06)

.09

(.05)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.46

(1.14)

9.48

5.66

(28.52)

Total from investment operations

  1.65

(1.22)

9.42

5.75

(28.57)

Distributions from net investment income

  -

(.03)

(.16)

-

(.27)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.23)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.23)

(.47)

(.16)

-

(3.54)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital C

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 52.61

$ 51.19

$ 52.87

$ 43.60

$ 37.84

Total Return A,B

  3.26%

(2.36)%

21.68%

15.22%

(42.69)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.82%

1.86%

1.99%

2.18%

2.13%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.82%

1.86%

1.99%

2.18%

2.13%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.82%

1.86%

1.94%

2.15%

2.10%

Net investment income (loss)

  .37%

(.15)%

(.12)%

.22%

(.10)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 66,500

$ 87,990

$ 54,052

$ 24,848

$ 16,716

Portfolio turnover rate E

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Canada

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.59

$ 54.14

$ 44.46

$ 38.37

$ 70.25

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .73

.52

.46

.48

.58

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.51

(1.18)

9.68

5.74

(28.83)

Total from investment operations

  2.24

(.66)

10.14

6.22

(28.25)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.49)

(.46)

(.47)

(.14)

(.40)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.29)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.78)

(.90)

(.47)

(.14)

(3.67)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - F

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 54.05

$ 52.59

$ 54.14

$ 44.46

$ 38.37

Total Return A

  4.36%

(1.33)%

22.97%

16.40%

(42.06)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C,E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .77%

.82%

.94%

1.17%

1.03%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .77%

.82%

.94%

1.17%

1.03%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .77%

.82%

.89%

1.13%

1.00%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.42%

.90%

.93%

1.24%

1.00%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 2,992,597

$ 3,778,765

$ 3,953,693

$ 3,149,791

$ 2,776,298

Portfolio turnover rate D

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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 $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.44

$ 54.02

$ 44.39

$ 38.31

$ 70.25

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .74

.51

.46

.49

.52

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.50

(1.18)

9.65

5.72

(28.78)

Total from investment operations

  2.24

(.67)

10.11

6.21

(28.26)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.48)

(.48)

(.49)

(.14)

(.45)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.29)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.77)

(.92)

(.49)

(.14)

(3.72)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - F

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 53.91

$ 52.44

$ 54.02

$ 44.39

$ 38.31

Total Return A

  4.38%

(1.35)%

22.94%

16.40%

(42.11)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C,E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .76%

.82%

.95%

1.17%

1.11%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .76%

.82%

.95%

1.17%

1.11%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .76%

.82%

.90%

1.14%

1.08%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.42%

.89%

.92%

1.23%

.92%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 59,245

$ 68,112

$ 46,737

$ 17,956

$ 8,870

Portfolio turnover rate D

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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 $.01 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Canada Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Canada, and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Effective after the close of business on September 1, 2010, Class B shares were 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. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

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

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 769,644,661

Gross unrealized depreciation

(51,536,631)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 718,108,030

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 2,595,887,546

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 34,776,967

Capital loss carryforward

$ (263,393,959)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 718,088,381

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (79,471,942)

2017

(150,917,782)

Total with expiration

(230,389,724)

No expiration

 

Short-term

(33,004,235)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (263,393,959)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 59,297,828

$ 70,378,562

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $3,166,105,255 and $4,137,995,727, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ±.20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Canada as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .50% of the Fund's average net assets.

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

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 FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 453,416

$ 24,371

Class T

.25%

.25%

156,708

1,287

Class B

.75%

.25%

106,696

80,189

Class C

.75%

.25%

756,368

189,437

 

 

 

$ 1,473,188

$ 295,284

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

$ 62,502

Class T

9,357

Class B*

21,585

Class C*

22,491

 

$ 115,935

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

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 508,239

.28

Class T

96,227

.31

Class B

31,928

.30

Class C

201,488

.27

Canada

7,248,062

.22

Institutional Class

131,958

.21

 

$ 8,217,902

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $18,194 for the period.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

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, 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

$ 8,610,311

.37%

$ 4,026

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 $10,364 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less 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 $3,887,175. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Bank Borrowings.

The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity requirements. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. The average loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted to $7,821,000. The weighted average interest rate was .57%. The interest expense amounted to $248 under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no bank loans outstanding.

9. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $54,667 for the period.

10. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 1,331,457

$ 1,141,830

Class T

100,888

123,341

Class B

-

2,503

Class C

-

36,231

Canada

34,710,753

33,570,065

Institutional Class

588,282

443,845

Total

$ 36,731,380

$ 35,317,815

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10. Distributions to Shareholders - continued

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ 1,169,578

$ 1,445,324

Class T

185,711

261,152

Class B

32,050

101,491

Class C

395,818

470,108

Canada

20,430,566

32,375,322

Institutional Class

352,725

407,350

Total

$ 22,566,448

$ 35,060,747

11. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

554,403

2,386,291

$ 28,690,109

$ 138,991,055

Reinvestment of distributions

41,955

39,424

2,109,494

2,233,433

Shares redeemed

(1,747,243)

(1,467,607)

(89,985,257)

(82,665,471)

Net increase (decrease)

(1,150,885)

958,108

$ (59,185,654)

$ 58,559,017

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

72,156

254,873

$ 3,681,114

$ 14,715,904

Reinvestment of distributions

5,569

6,640

279,919

375,773

Shares redeemed

(183,751)

(189,243)

(9,407,140)

(10,669,184)

Net increase (decrease)

(106,026)

72,270

$ (5,446,107)

$ 4,422,493

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

3,584

29,930

$ 181,692

$ 1,729,701

Reinvestment of distributions

519

1,508

25,894

84,713

Shares redeemed

(49,710)

(54,348)

(2,528,127)

(3,060,843)

Net increase (decrease)

(45,607)

(22,910)

$ (2,320,541)

$ (1,246,429)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

161,752

1,081,104

$ 8,188,420

$ 62,770,855

Reinvestment of distributions

6,045

7,014

300,150

392,322

Shares redeemed

(622,861)

(391,485)

(31,505,606)

(21,249,300)

Net increase (decrease)

(455,064)

696,633

$ (23,017,036)

$ 41,913,877

Canada

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

4,866,802

20,804,881

$ 252,453,035

$ 1,223,871,558

Reinvestment of distributions

1,003,141

1,069,329

50,678,709

60,856,944

Shares redeemed

(22,354,268)

(23,043,159)

(1,155,960,861)

(1,313,818,426)

Net increase (decrease)

(16,484,325)

(1,168,949)

$ (852,829,117)

$ (29,089,924)

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

561,510

1,331,261

$ 29,055,185

$ 79,262,853

Reinvestment of distributions

13,162

10,934

663,252

620,606

Shares redeemed

(774,433)

(908,649)

(39,795,082)

(51,418,074)

Net increase (decrease)

(199,761)

433,546

$ (10,076,645)

$ 28,465,385

12. Other.

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

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Investment Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Canada Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Canada Fund (a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust) at October 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Canada Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 443 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

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

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

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

Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. 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 fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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 FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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Trustees and Officers - continued

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

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

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

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). 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), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-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 (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 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). 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 (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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 (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), 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).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

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

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer Edward C. Johnson 3d and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Edward C. Johnson 3d (82)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC, and also serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of certain Fidelity Trusts, Chairman and a Director of FMR, Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc., and President of FMR LLC (2006-2007).

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

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

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (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).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

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

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

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

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012</R>

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the following funds may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

December 02, 2011

Class A

100%

Class T

100%

Class B

100%

Class C

100%

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the following funds qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

December 02, 2011

Class A

2%

Class T

3%

Class B

7%

Class C

5%

The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:

 

Pay Date

Income

Taxes

Class A

12/05/2011

$0.621

$0.111

Class T

12/05/2011

$0.475

$0.111

Class B

12/05/2011

$0.215

$0.111

Class C

12/05/2011

$0.294

$0.111

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Canada Fund

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

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, 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, 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 Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is 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, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by 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, managed by Fidelity.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

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

Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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.

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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 support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

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. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against a broad-based securities market index. The Board noted that FMR believes that no meaningful peer group exists for the fund. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class B of the fund and the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"). The returns of the retail class and Class B show the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on three-year performance), respectively.

Fidelity Canada Fund

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The Board noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board discussed with FMR actions to improve the fund's below-benchmark performance. The Board noted that this fund had underperformed in the past and discussed with FMR its disappointment with the continued underperformance of the fund. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.

The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.

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

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

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

Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 17% means that 83% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

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

Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. 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 class ranked below its competitive median for 2011.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

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

Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the 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 Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR 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 fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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

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, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

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

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

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

Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.

FIL Investment Advisors

FIL Investment Advisors
(UK) Limited

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

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Quincy, MA

(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
www.fidelity.com

ACAN-UANN-1212
1.843164.105

Fidelity Advisor®

Canada Fund -

Institutional Class

Annual Report

October 31, 2012

Institutional Class is a class of
Fidelity® Canada Fund

(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. © 2012 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Institutional ClassA

4.38%

-3.13%

13.56%

A The initial offering of Institutional Class shares took place on May 2, 2007. Returns prior to May 2, 2007 are those of Fidelity® Canada Fund, the original class of the fund.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Canada Fund - Institutional Class on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P®/TSX Composite Index performed over the same period. The inital offering of Institutional Class took place on May 2, 2007. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Institutional Class.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Douglas Lober, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor® Canada Fund: For the year, the fund's Institutional Class shares rose 4.38%, beating the 3.82% gain of the S&P/TSX Composite Index. The fund's outperformance was largely driven by solid picks and an overweighting in health care, a sector that makes up only small portion of the index but was its star performer this period. Our stake in pharmacy benefits manager SXC Health Solutions proved most rewarding, as the stock vaulted higher on the firm's April announcement of its plans to buy Catalyst Health Solutions. The market warmly welcomed the merger, which created the combined entity Catamaran in July. Unfortunately, Catamaran's stock didn't react quite as strongly to the big move as I had hoped, and it ended up our largest relative detractor. Also in health care, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International flexed its muscles for the fund, as its shares advanced on a number of accretive acquisitions this period. An overweighting in consumer discretionary, especially among retailers, provided an additional lift. Here, shares of discount store operator Dollarama steadily advanced, as the company continued to gain pricing power from increasing the average cost of its items from $1 to $2, while also opening new stores across Canada. In materials, the fund's limited stake in lagging index component Kinross Gold was a good call, as was scant exposure to weak-performing BlackBerry® mobile device maker Research In Motion among information technology names. Conversely, underweighting some beneficiaries of accretive acquisitions in the energy sector detracted the most from relative results, including our minimal position in index component Nexen, whose stock shot up in July on the announcement that China's CNOOC intended to acquire the firm. Positioning in financials, including an underweighting in rebounding index component Royal Bank of Canada, hurt, as did choices in industrials. Also, an overweighting in enterprise software firm Open Text notably detracted, as did holdings in Barrick Gold, which faltered in part on production missteps.

Note to shareholders: Fidelity Advisor Canada Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in any industry that represents more than 20% of the Canadian market. As of October 31, 2012, the fund did not have more than 25% of its assets invested in any one industry.

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, redemption fees 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 (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Class A

1.07%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,006.00

$ 5.40

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.76

$ 5.43

Class T

1.35%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,004.50

$ 6.80

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.35

$ 6.85

Class B

1.84%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,002.30

$ 9.26

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,015.89

$ 9.32

Class C

1.81%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,002.30

$ 9.11

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.04

$ 9.17

Canada

.76%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,007.60

$ 3.84

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.32

$ 3.86

Institutional Class

.75%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,007.70

$ 3.79

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.37

$ 3.81

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

Annual Report

Fidelity Canada Fund


Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

ani133894

Canada

97.1%

 

ani133896

United States of America

2.9%

 

ani133898

Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

ani133894

Canada

89.9%

 

ani133896

United States of America

10.1%

 

ani133902

Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

99.3

99.8

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

0.7

0.2

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Royal Bank of Canada (Commercial Banks)

5.9

5.9

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Commercial Banks)

5.5

6.4

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

4.2

4.2

Bank of Nova Scotia (Commercial Banks)

4.1

4.2

Goldcorp, Inc. (Metals & Mining)

3.5

2.1

Enbridge, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

3.3

3.8

Catamaran Corp. (Health Care Providers & Services)

3.1

3.8

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) (Pharmaceuticals)

3.1

4.1

Canadian National Railway Co. (Road & Rail)

3.0

3.4

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

2.9

2.7

 

38.6

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

28.3

31.1

Energy

24.6

19.1

Materials

18.0

12.5

Health Care

6.2

8.3

Telecommunication Services

5.6

4.6

Consumer Discretionary

5.5

9.9

Industrials

4.8

6.0

Information Technology

3.1

4.1

Consumer Staples

3.0

4.0

Utilities

0.2

0.2

Annual Report

Fidelity Canada Fund


Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.3%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 5.5%

Auto Components - 0.1%

Magna International, Inc. Class A
(sub. vtg.)

100,000

$ 4,445,557

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.5%

Tim Hortons, Inc. (Canada)

310,300

15,403,929

Media - 0.9%

Cineplex, Inc.

300,000

9,311,640

Corus Entertainment, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.)

550,000

12,451,064

Quebecor, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.)

200,000

6,976,721

 

28,739,425

Multiline Retail - 2.3%

Dollarama, Inc.

1,203,467

76,021,760

Specialty Retail - 0.8%

Home Depot, Inc.

320,000

19,641,600

RONA, Inc.

150,000

1,540,926

TJX Companies, Inc.

100,000

4,163,000

 

25,345,526

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.9%

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

770,195

26,227,116

lululemon athletica, Inc. (a)

77,600

5,355,176

 

31,582,292

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

181,538,489

CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.0%

Food & Staples Retailing - 3.0%

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class B (sub. vtg.)

990,200

48,640,012

Jean Coutu Group, Inc. Class A
(sub. vtg.)

600,000

9,017,272

Metro, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.)

579,165

34,167,111

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

100,000

9,473,000

 

101,297,395

ENERGY - 24.6%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 24.6%

ARC Resources Ltd.

300,000

7,284,105

Athabasca Oil Corp. (a)

650,000

7,868,335

Baytex Energy Corp.

350,000

15,927,409

Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (a)

2,700

22,141

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

2,450,000

73,837,297

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.

700,000

14,858,573

Celtic Exploration Ltd. (a)

500,000

13,056,320

Celtic Exploration Ltd. (a)(e)

200,000

5,222,528

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

2,700,000

95,240,050

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

1,383,400

57,482,954

Crew Energy, Inc. (a)

1,500,000

11,549,437

Enbridge, Inc.

2,737,800

108,936,342

Encana Corp.

700,000

15,769,712

Imperial Oil Ltd.

450,000

19,910,388

 

Shares

Value

Keyera Corp.

152,302

$ 7,392,842

MEG Energy Corp. (a)

400,000

14,610,263

Nexen, Inc.

600,000

14,327,910

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

700,000

16,463,579

Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd. (a)(e)

113,000

1,221,927

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

250,000

6,991,239

Penn West Petroleum Ltd.

700,000

9,090,363

PetroBakken Energy Ltd. Class A (d)

700,000

8,838,048

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

300,000

7,329,161

Progress Energy Resources Corp.

300,000

6,043,554

Suncor Energy, Inc.

4,157,600

139,537,173

Surge Energy, Inc. (a)

250,000

1,689,612

Surge Energy, Inc. (a)(e)

632,000

4,271,339

Talisman Energy, Inc.

2,700,000

30,602,253

Tourmaline Oil Corp. (a)

400,000

13,216,521

Tourmaline Oil Corp. (a)(e)

80,000

2,643,304

TransCanada Corp.

1,400,000

63,036,796

Trilogy Energy Corp.

100,000

2,737,422

Vermilion Energy, Inc.

400,000

19,123,905

 

816,132,802

FINANCIALS - 28.3%

Capital Markets - 0.7%

CI Financial Corp.

1,000,000

23,369,212

Commercial Banks - 20.4%

Bank of Montreal

1,500,000

88,640,801

Bank of Nova Scotia

2,500,000

135,794,743

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

654,600

51,489,738

National Bank of Canada

300,000

23,182,979

Royal Bank of Canada

3,430,000

195,548,632

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

2,263,800

184,118,622

 

678,775,515

Consumer Finance - 0.2%

Discover Financial Services

150,000

6,150,000

Insurance - 3.1%

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (sub. vtg.)

40,000

14,838,949

Intact Financial Corp.

660,925

40,532,322

Manulife Financial Corp.

2,000,000

24,710,889

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

900,000

22,320,901

 

102,403,061

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.0%

Boardwalk (REIT)

200,000

12,870,088

H&R REIT/H&R Finance Trust

600,000

14,496,120

RioCan (REIT)

1,400,000

38,183,730

 

65,549,938

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.9%

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.
Class A

1,550,000

53,355,695

Brookfield Properties Corp.

700,000

10,779,474

 

64,135,169

TOTAL FINANCIALS

940,382,895

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

HEALTH CARE - 6.2%

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.1%

Catamaran Corp. (a)

2,206,468

$ 103,612,865

Pharmaceuticals - 3.1%

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) (a)

1,831,471

102,323,987

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

205,936,852

INDUSTRIALS - 4.8%

Machinery - 0.1%

Westport Innovations, Inc. (a)(d)

100,000

2,806,001

Road & Rail - 4.5%

Canadian National Railway Co.

1,140,000

98,436,646

Canadian Pacific

550,000

50,597,247

 

149,033,893

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2%

Finning International, Inc.

300,000

7,043,805

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

158,883,699

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.1%

Communications Equipment - 0.2%

Research In Motion Ltd. (a)

700,000

5,551,002

Computers & Peripherals - 0.3%

Apple, Inc.

17,000

10,116,700

Internet Software & Services - 0.9%

eBay, Inc. (a)

400,000

19,316,000

Open Text Corp. (a)

170,407

9,158,896

 

28,474,896

IT Services - 1.7%

CGI Group, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a)

2,190,000

57,296,320

Software - 0.0%

Constellation Software, Inc.

10,000

1,147,034

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

102,585,952

MATERIALS - 18.0%

Chemicals - 1.8%

Agrium, Inc.

500,000

52,655,820

Methanex Corp.

200,000

5,995,494

 

58,651,314

Metals & Mining - 16.2%

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

900,000

50,814,518

Alamos Gold, Inc.

250,000

4,893,617

Barrick Gold Corp.

2,230,000

90,182,428

Copper Mountain Mining Corp. (a)

390,000

1,577,572

Detour Gold Corp. (a)

100,000

2,817,522

Eldorado Gold Corp.

2,005,000

29,630,839

 

Shares

Value

First Majestic Silver Corp. (a)

100,000

$ 2,311,890

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

1,630,000

36,639,299

Franco-Nevada Corp.

500,000

28,790,989

Goldcorp, Inc.

2,550,000

115,276,596

IAMGOLD Corp.

700,000

10,863,579

Kinross Gold Corp.

2,800,000

27,810,763

New Gold, Inc. (a)

1,200,000

14,045,557

Silver Wheaton Corp.

1,125,900

45,374,193

Tahoe Resources, Inc. (a)

350,000

7,134,919

Teck Resources Ltd. Class B
(sub. vtg.)

600,000

19,043,805

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (a)

100,000

781,977

Yamana Gold, Inc.

2,500,000

50,488,110

 

538,478,173

TOTAL MATERIALS

597,129,487

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 5.6%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 4.5%

BCE, Inc.

1,900,000

83,057,822

Manitoba Telecom Services, Inc.

150,000

5,035,795

TELUS Corp.

950,000

61,675,094

 

149,768,711

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.1%

Rogers Communications, Inc.
Class B (non-vtg.)

800,000

35,115,895

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

184,884,606

UTILITIES - 0.2%

Electric Utilities - 0.2%

Fortis, Inc.

200,000

6,762,453

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,549,774,434)


3,295,534,630

Money Market Funds - 0.6%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

13,194,244

13,194,244

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

5,266,702

5,266,702

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $18,460,946)


18,460,946

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.9%

(Cost $2,568,235,380)

3,313,995,576

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.1%

3,373,680

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 3,317,369,256

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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.

(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $13,359,098 or 0.4% of net assets.

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

$ 44,834

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

3,887,175

Total

$ 3,932,009

Other Information

All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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

Annual Report

Fidelity Canada Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $5,503,902) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,549,774,434)

$ 3,295,534,630

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $18,460,946)

18,460,946

 

Total Investments (cost $2,568,235,380)

 

$ 3,313,995,576

Cash

 

21,250

Foreign currency held at value (cost $2,060,308)

2,060,332

Receivable for investments sold

9,935,950

Receivable for fund shares sold

1,517,468

Dividends receivable

4,109,324

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

59,330

Other receivables

14,400

Total assets

3,331,713,630

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for fund shares redeemed

6,635,280

Accrued management fee

1,512,106

Distribution and service plan fees payable

111,491

Other affiliated payables

742,785

Other payables and accrued expenses

76,010

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

5,266,702

Total liabilities

14,344,374

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 3,317,369,256

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 2,827,898,108

Undistributed net investment income

34,776,724

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

(291,046,123)

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

745,740,547

Net Assets

$ 3,317,369,256

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($159,597,483 ÷ 2,975,053 shares)

$ 53.65

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $53.65)

$ 56.92

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($29,625,811 ÷ 553,936 shares)

$ 53.48

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $53.48)

$ 55.42

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($9,803,560 ÷ 185,371 shares)A

$ 52.89

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($66,500,018 ÷ 1,263,941 shares)A

$ 52.61

 

 

 

Canada:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,992,597,323 ÷ 55,370,497 shares)

$ 54.05

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($59,245,061 ÷ 1,098,973 shares)

$ 53.91

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.

Annual Report

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 89,193,450

Interest

 

976

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

3,932,009

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

93,126,435

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(13,007,969)

Total income

 

80,118,466

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

 

Basic fee

$ 26,006,550

Performance adjustment

(7,737,368)

Transfer agent fees

8,217,902

Distribution and service plan fees

1,473,188

Accounting and security lending fees

1,518,335

Custodian fees and expenses

53,185

Independent trustees' compensation

24,641

Registration fees

118,560

Audit

72,750

Legal

19,835

Interest

4,274

Miscellaneous

47,776

Total expenses before reductions

29,819,628

Expense reductions

(54,667)

29,764,961

Net investment income (loss)

50,353,505

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(17,620,339)

Foreign currency transactions

(450,336)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(18,070,675)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

100,622,640

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(46,625)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

100,576,015

Net gain (loss)

82,505,340

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 132,858,845

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 50,353,505

$ 41,545,130

Net realized gain (loss)

(18,070,675)

43,297,359

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

100,576,015

(192,122,126)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

132,858,845

(107,279,637)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(36,731,380)

(35,317,815)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(22,566,448)

(35,060,747)

Total distributions

(59,297,828)

(70,378,562)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(952,875,100)

103,024,419

Redemption fees

257,398

1,146,266

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(879,056,685)

(73,487,514)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

4,196,425,941

4,269,913,455

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $34,776,724 and undistributed net investment income of $25,762,870, respectively)

$ 3,317,369,256

$ 4,196,425,941

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.20

$ 53.81

$ 44.24

$ 38.20

$ 70.16

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .57

.34

.31

.38

.39

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.50

(1.17)

9.64

5.72

(28.71)

Total from investment operations

  2.07

(.83)

9.95

6.10

(28.32)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.33)

(.35)

(.39)

(.07)

(.41)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.29)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.62)

(.79)

(.39)

(.07)

(3.68)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital C

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 53.65

$ 52.20

$ 53.81

$ 44.24

$ 38.20

Total Return A,B

  4.04%

(1.64)%

22.62%

16.08%

(42.23)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.08%

1.12%

1.24%

1.42%

1.34%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.08%

1.12%

1.24%

1.42%

1.34%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.08%

1.12%

1.18%

1.39%

1.31%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.11%

.59%

.63%

.98%

.69%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 159,597

$ 215,369

$ 170,446

$ 83,015

$ 56,242

Portfolio turnover rate E

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.01

$ 53.64

$ 44.11

$ 38.10

$ 70.09

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .43

.17

.18

.27

.23

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.49

(1.16)

9.60

5.73

(28.66)

Total from investment operations

  1.92

(.99)

9.78

6.00

(28.43)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.16)

(.21)

(.26)

-

(.33)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.29)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.45)

(.65)

(.26)

-

(3.60)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital C

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 53.48

$ 52.01

$ 53.64

$ 44.11

$ 38.10

Total Return A,B

  3.74%

(1.93)%

22.27%

15.77%

(42.40)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.36%

1.42%

1.51%

1.70%

1.63%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.36%

1.42%

1.51%

1.70%

1.63%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.36%

1.42%

1.46%

1.67%

1.60%

Net investment income (loss)

  .83%

.30%

.36%

.71%

.40%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 29,626

$ 34,323

$ 31,522

$ 17,727

$ 14,963

Portfolio turnover rate E

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 51.37

$ 53.03

$ 43.68

$ 37.91

$ 69.88

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .17

(.11)

(.07)

.08

(.06)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.49

(1.14)

9.50

5.68

(28.54)

Total from investment operations

  1.66

(1.25)

9.43

5.76

(28.60)

Distributions from net investment income

  -

(.01)

(.09)

-

(.14)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.14)

(.41)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.14)

(.42)

(.09)

-

(3.41)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital C

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 52.89

$ 51.37

$ 53.03

$ 43.68

$ 37.91

Total Return A,B

  3.25%

(2.41)%

21.64%

15.22%

(42.68)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.85%

1.91%

2.01%

2.19%

2.13%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.85%

1.91%

2.01%

2.19%

2.13%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.85%

1.91%

1.96%

2.16%

2.10%

Net investment income (loss)

  .34%

(.20)%

(.14)%

.21%

(.10)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 9,804

$ 11,866

$ 13,464

$ 7,283

$ 5,615

Portfolio turnover rate E

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 51.19

$ 52.87

$ 43.60

$ 37.84

$ 69.91

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .19

(.08)

(.06)

.09

(.05)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.46

(1.14)

9.48

5.66

(28.52)

Total from investment operations

  1.65

(1.22)

9.42

5.75

(28.57)

Distributions from net investment income

  -

(.03)

(.16)

-

(.27)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.23)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.23)

(.47)

(.16)

-

(3.54)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital C

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 52.61

$ 51.19

$ 52.87

$ 43.60

$ 37.84

Total Return A,B

  3.26%

(2.36)%

21.68%

15.22%

(42.69)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D,F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.82%

1.86%

1.99%

2.18%

2.13%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.82%

1.86%

1.99%

2.18%

2.13%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.82%

1.86%

1.94%

2.15%

2.10%

Net investment income (loss)

  .37%

(.15)%

(.12)%

.22%

(.10)%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 66,500

$ 87,990

$ 54,052

$ 24,848

$ 16,716

Portfolio turnover rate E

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Canada

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.59

$ 54.14

$ 44.46

$ 38.37

$ 70.25

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .73

.52

.46

.48

.58

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.51

(1.18)

9.68

5.74

(28.83)

Total from investment operations

  2.24

(.66)

10.14

6.22

(28.25)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.49)

(.46)

(.47)

(.14)

(.40)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.29)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.78)

(.90)

(.47)

(.14)

(3.67)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - F

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 54.05

$ 52.59

$ 54.14

$ 44.46

$ 38.37

Total Return A

  4.36%

(1.33)%

22.97%

16.40%

(42.06)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C,E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .77%

.82%

.94%

1.17%

1.03%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .77%

.82%

.94%

1.17%

1.03%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .77%

.82%

.89%

1.13%

1.00%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.42%

.90%

.93%

1.24%

1.00%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 2,992,597

$ 3,778,765

$ 3,953,693

$ 3,149,791

$ 2,776,298

Portfolio turnover rate D

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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 $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.44

$ 54.02

$ 44.39

$ 38.31

$ 70.25

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .74

.51

.46

.49

.52

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.50

(1.18)

9.65

5.72

(28.78)

Total from investment operations

  2.24

(.67)

10.11

6.21

(28.26)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.48)

(.48)

(.49)

(.14)

(.45)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.29)

(.44)

-

-

(3.27)

Total distributions

  (.77)

(.92)

(.49)

(.14)

(3.72)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - F

.01

.01

.01

.04

Net asset value, end of period

$ 53.91

$ 52.44

$ 54.02

$ 44.39

$ 38.31

Total Return A

  4.38%

(1.35)%

22.94%

16.40%

(42.11)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C,E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .76%

.82%

.95%

1.17%

1.11%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .76%

.82%

.95%

1.17%

1.11%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .76%

.82%

.90%

1.14%

1.08%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.42%

.89%

.92%

1.23%

.92%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 59,245

$ 68,112

$ 46,737

$ 17,956

$ 8,870

Portfolio turnover rate D

  86%

104%

143%

123%

63%

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 $.01 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Canada Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Canada, and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Effective after the close of business on September 1, 2010, Class B shares were 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. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

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

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 769,644,661

Gross unrealized depreciation

(51,536,631)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 718,108,030

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 2,595,887,546

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 34,776,967

Capital loss carryforward

$ (263,393,959)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 718,088,381

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (79,471,942)

2017

(150,917,782)

Total with expiration

(230,389,724)

No expiration

 

Short-term

(33,004,235)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (263,393,959)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 59,297,828

$ 70,378,562

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $3,166,105,255 and $4,137,995,727, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ±.20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Canada as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .50% of the Fund's average net assets.

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

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 FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 453,416

$ 24,371

Class T

.25%

.25%

156,708

1,287

Class B

.75%

.25%

106,696

80,189

Class C

.75%

.25%

756,368

189,437

 

 

 

$ 1,473,188

$ 295,284

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

$ 62,502

Class T

9,357

Class B*

21,585

Class C*

22,491

 

$ 115,935

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

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 508,239

.28

Class T

96,227

.31

Class B

31,928

.30

Class C

201,488

.27

Canada

7,248,062

.22

Institutional Class

131,958

.21

 

$ 8,217,902

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $18,194 for the period.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

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, 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

$ 8,610,311

.37%

$ 4,026

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 $10,364 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less 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 $3,887,175. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Bank Borrowings.

The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity requirements. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. The average loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted to $7,821,000. The weighted average interest rate was .57%. The interest expense amounted to $248 under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no bank loans outstanding.

9. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $54,667 for the period.

10. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 1,331,457

$ 1,141,830

Class T

100,888

123,341

Class B

-

2,503

Class C

-

36,231

Canada

34,710,753

33,570,065

Institutional Class

588,282

443,845

Total

$ 36,731,380

$ 35,317,815

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10. Distributions to Shareholders - continued

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ 1,169,578

$ 1,445,324

Class T

185,711

261,152

Class B

32,050

101,491

Class C

395,818

470,108

Canada

20,430,566

32,375,322

Institutional Class

352,725

407,350

Total

$ 22,566,448

$ 35,060,747

11. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

554,403

2,386,291

$ 28,690,109

$ 138,991,055

Reinvestment of distributions

41,955

39,424

2,109,494

2,233,433

Shares redeemed

(1,747,243)

(1,467,607)

(89,985,257)

(82,665,471)

Net increase (decrease)

(1,150,885)

958,108

$ (59,185,654)

$ 58,559,017

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

72,156

254,873

$ 3,681,114

$ 14,715,904

Reinvestment of distributions

5,569

6,640

279,919

375,773

Shares redeemed

(183,751)

(189,243)

(9,407,140)

(10,669,184)

Net increase (decrease)

(106,026)

72,270

$ (5,446,107)

$ 4,422,493

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

3,584

29,930

$ 181,692

$ 1,729,701

Reinvestment of distributions

519

1,508

25,894

84,713

Shares redeemed

(49,710)

(54,348)

(2,528,127)

(3,060,843)

Net increase (decrease)

(45,607)

(22,910)

$ (2,320,541)

$ (1,246,429)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

161,752

1,081,104

$ 8,188,420

$ 62,770,855

Reinvestment of distributions

6,045

7,014

300,150

392,322

Shares redeemed

(622,861)

(391,485)

(31,505,606)

(21,249,300)

Net increase (decrease)

(455,064)

696,633

$ (23,017,036)

$ 41,913,877

Canada

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

4,866,802

20,804,881

$ 252,453,035

$ 1,223,871,558

Reinvestment of distributions

1,003,141

1,069,329

50,678,709

60,856,944

Shares redeemed

(22,354,268)

(23,043,159)

(1,155,960,861)

(1,313,818,426)

Net increase (decrease)

(16,484,325)

(1,168,949)

$ (852,829,117)

$ (29,089,924)

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

561,510

1,331,261

$ 29,055,185

$ 79,262,853

Reinvestment of distributions

13,162

10,934

663,252

620,606

Shares redeemed

(774,433)

(908,649)

(39,795,082)

(51,418,074)

Net increase (decrease)

(199,761)

433,546

$ (10,076,645)

$ 28,465,385

12. Other.

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

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Investment Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Canada Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Canada Fund (a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust) at October 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Canada Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 443 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

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

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

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

Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. 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 fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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 FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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Trustees and Officers - continued

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

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

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

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). 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), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-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 (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 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). 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 (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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 (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), 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).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

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

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer Edward C. Johnson 3d and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Edward C. Johnson 3d (82)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC, and also serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of certain Fidelity Trusts, Chairman and a Director of FMR, Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc., and President of FMR LLC (2006-2007).

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

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

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (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).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

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

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

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

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012</R>

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

Institutional Class designates 91% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the following funds qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:

 

December 02, 2011

Institutional Class

2%

The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:

 

Pay Date

Income

Taxes

Institutional Class

12/05/2011

$0.752

$0.1110

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Canada Fund

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

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, 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, 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 Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is 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, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by 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, managed by Fidelity.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

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

Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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.

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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 support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

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. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against a broad-based securities market index. The Board noted that FMR believes that no meaningful peer group exists for the fund. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class B of the fund and the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"). The returns of the retail class and Class B show the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on three-year performance), respectively.

Fidelity Canada Fund

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The Board noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board discussed with FMR actions to improve the fund's below-benchmark performance. The Board noted that this fund had underperformed in the past and discussed with FMR its disappointment with the continued underperformance of the fund. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.

The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.

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

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

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

Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 17% means that 83% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

Fidelity Canada Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

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

Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. 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 class ranked below its competitive median for 2011.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

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

Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the 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 Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR 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 fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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

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, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

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

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

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

Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.

FIL Investment Advisors

FIL Investment Advisors
(UK) Limited

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

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Quincy, MA

(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
www.fidelity.com

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1.843157.105

Fidelity Advisor®

China Region Fund -

Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C

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October 31, 2012

Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C are
classes of Fidelity® China Region Fund

(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.

Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity Distributors Corporation.

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

All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. © 2012 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

  Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) A

0.56%

-4.77%

12.20%

  Class T (incl. 3.50% sales charge) B

2.66%

-4.55%

12.32%

  Class B (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) C

0.90%

-4.61%

12.48%

  Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) D

4.88%

-4.29%

12.48%

A Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class A shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008 are those of Fidelity® China Region Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class A shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to May 9, 2008 would have been lower.

B Class T shares bear a 0.50% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class T shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008 are those of Fidelity China Region Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class T shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to May 9, 2008 would have been lower.

C Class B shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class B shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008 are those of Fidelity China Region Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class B shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to May 9, 2008 would have been lower. Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charge included in the past one year, past five years, and past ten years total return figures are 5%, 2%, and 0% respectively.

D Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class C shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008 are those of Fidelity China Region Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class C shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to May 9, 2008 would have been lower. Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charge included in the past one year, past five years, and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0%, and 0%, respectively.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® China Region Fund - Class A on October 31, 2002, 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 MSCI® Golden Dragon Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class A took place on May 9, 2008. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class A.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Robert Bao, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor® China Region Fund: For the year, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 6.70%, 6.38%, 5.90% and 5.88%, respectively (excluding sales charges), trailing the 8.02% gain of the MSCI® Golden Dragon Index. Versus the index, the biggest negative impact came from an overweighting and stock selection in China. Among sectors and industries, my picks in the retailing segment of consumer discretionary and the semiconductors/semiconductor equipment portion of information technology weighed on performance. Noteworthy individual detractors included Taiwan-based DRAM computer memory maker Inotera Memories. I thought the company might benefit from better industry supply discipline and firmer pricing following the bankruptcy of one of Inotera's major competitors, but a weak global economic environment prevented that from happening. China Shipping Container Lines, which I sold at what turned out to be an inopportune time, also hampered the fund's results, as did an out-of-index stake in jewelry retailer Luk Fook Holdings International, based in Hong Kong. Underweighting Taiwanese electronics contract manufacturer and benchmark component Hon Hai Precision Industry further worked against us, given the stock's robust performance. Conversely, a sizable underweighting in the weak-performing Taiwan market added value, along with my choices in the hardware/equipment area of information technology. Negligible exposure to Taiwan-headquartered HTC, a stock I sold early in the period, was the right decision, as the smartphone maker lost market share to rivals Apple and Samsung Electronics, which hampered its stock. China Overseas Land and Investment, one of the largest property developers in that nation, also contributed, as did BOC Hong Kong, one of my favorite banks, and Chinese power utility Huaneng Power International, whose stock rose as investors anticipated an earnings boost from lower coal prices.

Note to shareholders: Fidelity Advisor China Region Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in any industry that represents more than 20% of the Hong Kong, Taiwanese and Chinese market. As of October 31, 2012, the fund did not have more than 25% of its total assets invested in any one industry.

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, redemption fees 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 (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Class A

1.35%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,013.10

$ 6.83

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.35

$ 6.85

Class T

1.64%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,011.80

$ 8.29

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.89

$ 8.31

Class B

2.10%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,009.70

$ 10.61

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.58

$ 10.63

Class C

2.10%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,009.30

$ 10.61

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.58

$ 10.63

China Region

1.04%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.80

$ 5.27

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.91

$ 5.28

Institutional Class

1.05%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.50

$ 5.32

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.86

$ 5.33

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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Hong Kong

29.3%

 

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China

23.4%

 

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Cayman Islands

18.9%

 

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Taiwan

18.8%

 

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Bermuda

8.1%

 

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Netherlands

0.6%

 

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Italy

0.5%

 

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United States of America

0.2%

 

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United Kingdom

0.2%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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China

28.3%

 

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Hong Kong

27.1%

 

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Taiwan

21.6%

 

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Cayman Islands

13.8%

 

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Bermuda

5.7%

 

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United Kingdom

0.9%

 

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United States of America

0.6%

 

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Korea (South)

0.5%

 

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Netherlands

0.5%

 

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Other

1.0%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

99.8

99.4

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

0.2

0.6

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

6.8

7.0

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Internet Software & Services)

4.7

2.8

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (H Shares) (Commercial Banks)

4.1

4.9

China Overseas Land and Investment Ltd. (Real Estate Management & Development)

2.8

1.6

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate Management & Development)

2.7

2.1

AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)

2.7

4.2

China Construction Bank Corp. (H Shares) (Commercial Banks)

2.6

2.6

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. (Commercial Banks)

2.4

2.9

MediaTek, Inc. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

2.4

0.7

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn) (Electronic Equipment & Components)

2.3

3.0

 

33.5

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

33.1

39.0

Information Technology

24.0

18.6

Consumer Discretionary

11.1

8.4

Materials

10.6

7.1

Industrials

8.1

10.7

Energy

4.4

8.1

Telecommunication Services

3.5

3.1

Utilities

3.1

2.2

Consumer Staples

1.5

1.9

Health Care

0.4

0.3

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Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.8%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 11.1%

Automobiles - 0.9%

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. (a)

5,190,000

$ 6,482,436

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

11,915,000

5,119,573

 

11,602,009

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.4%

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (a)

5,689,000

19,562,693

Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Ltd. sponsored ADR (a)

403,400

5,853,334

Sands China Ltd.

4,808,200

18,084,920

SJM Holdings Ltd.

2,601,000

5,665,109

Wynn Macau Ltd.

2,610,800

7,394,412

 

56,560,468

Household Durables - 1.7%

Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.

5,486,000

2,965,960

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

9,863,500

18,785,074

 

21,751,034

Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.7%

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

2,303,450

8,832,126

Media - 0.9%

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

1,626,000

12,116,244

Multiline Retail - 0.7%

Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd.

1,753,500

3,746,809

Springland International Holdings Ltd.

11,629,000

5,716,930

 

9,463,739

Specialty Retail - 0.8%

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

4,988,400

6,153,393

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

1,834,000

4,609,818

 

10,763,211

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.0%

Prada SpA

752,900

6,139,738

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

3,459,000

6,739,428

 

12,879,166

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

143,967,997

CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.5%

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.2%

President Chain Store Corp.

601,000

2,973,109

Food Products - 0.8%

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

7,227,000

9,884,607

Personal Products - 0.5%

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

676,500

6,162,657

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

19,020,373

ENERGY - 4.4%

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5%

China Oilfield Services Ltd. (H Shares)

3,520,000

6,676,602

 

Shares

Value

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.9%

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

4,588,500

$ 19,538,003

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

13,186,000

24,500,281

Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd.

8,596,000

6,410,911

 

50,449,195

TOTAL ENERGY

57,125,797

FINANCIALS - 33.1%

Capital Markets - 2.8%

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

9,503,500

17,829,677

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

12,406,400

15,912,106

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd. (UBS Warrant Programme) warrants 4/22/13 (a)

345,100

1,859,050

 

35,600,833

Commercial Banks - 12.5%

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

10,152,000

31,241,760

China Construction Bank Corp. (H Shares)

43,679,000

32,914,028

Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

12,203,603

6,726,395

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

1,319,700

20,263,650

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (H Shares)

80,562,000

53,326,503

Wing Hang Bank Ltd.

904,500

9,593,474

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd. (BNP Paribas Warrant Program) warrants 8/20/13 (a)

1,351,900

7,282,671

 

161,348,481

Insurance - 3.2%

AIA Group Ltd.

8,697,000

34,451,120

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

2,372,000

6,974,893

 

41,426,013

Real Estate Management & Development - 14.6%

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

2,337,000

34,527,068

China Overseas Land and Investment Ltd.

13,656,000

35,769,679

Csi Properties Ltd.

139,720,000

5,678,905

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

10,685,600

13,139,756

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

1,343,000

9,305,630

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd. (a)

16,090,000

15,508,584

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

1,336,000

5,904,220

KWG Property Holding Ltd.

9,404,500

5,606,259

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

7,217,500

12,739,969

New World Development Co. Ltd.

6,432,000

9,942,563

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

3,908,500

7,463,926

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

1,656,000

23,055,645

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

1,448,000

9,911,730

 

188,553,934

TOTAL FINANCIALS

426,929,261

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

HEALTH CARE - 0.4%

Pharmaceuticals - 0.4%

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

9,846,000

$ 5,678,882

INDUSTRIALS - 8.1%

Construction & Engineering - 2.0%

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

4,803,000

4,505,495

China Railway Group Ltd. (H Shares)

8,253,000

4,206,341

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

13,696,000

16,311,389

 

25,023,225

Electrical Equipment - 0.4%

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

1,912,000

5,624,944

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.8%

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

2,358,000

23,199,528

Machinery - 0.3%

HIWIN Technologies Corp.

38,400

247,148

Singamas Container Holdings Ltd.

14,718,000

3,722,206

 

3,969,354

Marine - 2.7%

China Shipping Development Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

8,884,000

4,665,503

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

2,828,500

17,883,304

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

22,304,000

11,943,355

 

34,492,162

Road & Rail - 0.7%

MTR Corp. Ltd.

2,265,000

8,855,362

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.2%

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

3,524,000

3,037,441

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

104,202,016

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 24.0%

Communications Equipment - 1.2%

AAC Acoustic Technology Holdings, Inc.

4,485,000

16,030,155

Computers & Peripherals - 1.7%

ASUSTeK Computer, Inc.

616,000

6,600,753

Lenovo Group Ltd.

15,074,000

12,117,473

Quanta Computer, Inc.

1,391,000

3,181,061

 

21,899,287

Electronic Equipment & Components - 3.7%

Chroma ATE, Inc.

1,938,000

3,688,901

Delta Electronics, Inc.

1,475,000

5,039,541

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn)

9,711,047

29,488,869

TPK Holding Co. Ltd. GDR (Reg. S) (a)

727,542

9,140,976

 

47,358,287

Internet Software & Services - 4.7%

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

1,704,100

60,247,792

 

Shares

Value

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 12.7%

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. sponsored ADR (d)

1,694,111

$ 6,437,622

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

283,900

3,165,007

Inotera Memories, Inc. (a)

42,209,000

5,736,725

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.

2,131,000

5,858,244

MediaTek, Inc.

2,736,000

30,394,796

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

2,979,000

11,218,418

Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. ADR

612,000

14,106,600

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

28,667,796

87,359,967

 

164,277,379

Software - 0.0%

NetDragon WebSoft, Inc.

464,000

495,728

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

310,308,628

MATERIALS - 10.6%

Chemicals - 1.1%

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

3,220,000

7,628,346

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

3,015,000

7,183,978

 

14,812,324

Construction Materials - 5.1%

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

5,902,500

20,411,094

BBMG Corp. (H Shares)

16,845,000

14,475,739

China National Building Materials Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

12,214,000

15,570,780

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

14,036,000

9,544,418

Taiwan Cement Corp.

4,629,000

5,934,819

 

65,936,850

Metals & Mining - 3.0%

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. (H Shares) (a)

15,936,000

6,903,054

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

9,581,000

24,786,814

Maanshan Iron & Steel Ltd. (H Shares) (a)

25,498,000

6,580,087

 

38,269,955

Paper & Forest Products - 1.4%

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

15,012,000

7,883,670

Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd.

13,664,000

9,626,446

 

17,510,116

TOTAL MATERIALS

136,529,245

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.5%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.9%

China Unicom Ltd.

6,946,000

11,197,831

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.6%

China Mobile Ltd.

2,256,500

25,028,527

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

3,710,000

8,560,561

 

33,589,088

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

44,786,919

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

UTILITIES - 3.1%

Electric Utilities - 0.8%

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

1,173,500

$ 9,978,471

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 2.3%

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

2,084,000

4,463,765

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. (H Shares) (a)

9,798,000

2,490,572

Huaneng Power International, Inc. (H Shares)

29,620,000

23,664,040

 

30,618,377

TOTAL UTILITIES

40,596,848

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $1,037,958,239)


1,289,145,966

Money Market Funds - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

15,785,844

15,785,844

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

77,891

77,891

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $15,863,735)


15,863,735

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.1%

(Cost $1,053,821,974)

1,305,009,701

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.1)%

(13,627,324)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 1,291,382,377

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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) Includes 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

$ 26,173

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

111,499

Total

$ 137,672

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 143,967,997

$ 143,967,997

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

19,020,373

19,020,373

-

-

Energy

57,125,797

57,125,797

-

-

Financials

426,929,261

410,812,647

16,116,614

-

Health Care

5,678,882

5,678,882

-

-

Industrials

104,202,016

104,202,016

-

-

Information Technology

310,308,628

222,948,661

87,359,967

-

Materials

136,529,245

129,626,191

6,903,054

-

Telecommunication Services

44,786,919

8,560,561

36,226,358

-

Utilities

40,596,848

16,932,808

23,664,040

-

Money Market Funds

15,863,735

15,863,735

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 1,305,009,701

$ 1,134,739,668

$ 170,270,033

$ -

The following is a summary of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period ended October 31, 2012. Transfers are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period, and are primarily attributable to the valuation techniques used for foreign equity securities, as discussed in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements:

Transfers

Total

Level 1 to Level 2

$ 0

Level 2 to Level 1

$ 741,933,610

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

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $78,930) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,037,958,239)

$ 1,289,145,966

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $15,863,735)

15,863,735

 

Total Investments (cost $1,053,821,974)

 

$ 1,305,009,701

Receivable for investments sold

29,683,136

Receivable for fund shares sold

1,372,007

Dividends receivable

187,311

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

772

Other receivables

280,271

Total assets

1,336,533,198

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 30,215,400

Payable for fund shares redeemed

13,622,794

Accrued management fee

754,511

Distribution and service plan fees payable

9,590

Other affiliated payables

299,717

Other payables and accrued expenses

170,918

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

77,891

Total liabilities

45,150,821

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 1,291,382,377

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 1,051,109,763

Undistributed net investment income

19,540,796

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

(30,455,911)

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

251,187,729

Net Assets

$ 1,291,382,377

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($13,539,457 ÷ 474,618 shares)

$ 28.53

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $28.53)

$ 30.27

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($4,348,975 ÷ 153,118 shares)

$ 28.40

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $28.40)

$ 29.43

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($1,532,663 ÷ 54,432 shares)A

$ 28.16

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($4,515,324 ÷ 160,840 shares)A

$ 28.07

 

 

 

China Region:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,265,488,434 ÷ 44,044,355 shares)

$ 28.73

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,957,524 ÷ 68,243 shares)

$ 28.68

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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Fidelity China Region Fund
Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

 

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Investment Income

 

 

Dividends

 

$ 39,489,882

Interest

 

86

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

137,672

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

39,627,640

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(3,165,755)

Total income

 

36,461,885

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 9,807,145

Transfer agent fees

3,322,107

Distribution and service plan fees

123,475

Accounting and security lending fees

628,178

Custodian fees and expenses

506,447

Independent trustees' compensation

9,256

Registration fees

88,369

Audit

76,960

Legal

7,477

Interest

2,622

Miscellaneous

17,419

Total expenses before reductions

14,589,455

Expense reductions

(909,736)

13,679,719

Net investment income (loss)

22,782,166

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(16,254,587)

Foreign currency transactions

(261,369)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(16,515,956)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

76,673,788

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(86)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

76,673,702

Net gain (loss)

60,157,746

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 82,939,912

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 22,782,166

$ 27,851,224

Net realized gain (loss)

(16,515,956)

124,444,208

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

76,673,702

(389,938,389)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

82,939,912

(237,642,957)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(15,687,379)

(25,544,611)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(18,721,345)

(1,707,007)

Total distributions

(34,408,724)

(27,251,618)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(301,570,428)

(353,944,406)

Redemption fees

184,146

551,160

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(252,855,094)

(618,287,821)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

1,544,237,471

2,162,525,292

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $19,540,796 and undistributed net investment income of $15,589,239, respectively)

$ 1,291,382,377

$ 1,544,237,471

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

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Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.28

$ 31.61

$ 26.47

$ 16.67

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .36

.33

.25

.30

.28

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.42

(4.33)

5.15

9.63

(12.91)

Total from investment operations

  1.78

(4.00)

5.40

9.93

(12.63)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.19)

(.31)

(.20)

(.16)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.53)

(.34)

(.27)

(.16)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - J

.01

.01

.03

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.53

$ 27.28

$ 31.61

$ 26.47

$ 16.67

Total Return B, C, D

  6.70%

(12.79)%

20.54%

60.41%

(43.07)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.36%

1.37%

1.38%

1.39%

1.44% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.36%

1.37%

1.38%

1.39%

1.44% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.29%

1.31%

1.31%

1.31%

1.30% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.35%

1.07%

.91%

1.27%

2.63% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 13,539

$ 14,808

$ 16,047

$ 11,842

$ 340

Portfolio turnover rate G

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.13

$ 31.48

$ 26.40

$ 16.65

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .29

.25

.18

.23

.26

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.40

(4.32)

5.13

9.64

(12.91)

Total from investment operations

  1.69

(4.07)

5.31

9.87

(12.65)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.08)

(.27)

(.18)

(.14)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.42)

(.29) K

(.24) L

(.14)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - J

.01

.01

.02

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.40

$ 27.13

$ 31.48

$ 26.40

$ 16.65

Total Return B, C, D

  6.38%

(13.04)%

20.27%

59.92%

(43.14)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.64%

1.63%

1.64%

1.66%

1.68% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.64%

1.63%

1.64%

1.66%

1.68% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.57%

1.57%

1.58%

1.58%

1.53% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.06%

.81%

.64%

1.00%

2.40% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 4,349

$ 5,281

$ 6,070

$ 3,139

$ 107

Portfolio turnover rate G

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share. K Total distributions of $.29 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.268 and distributions from net realized gain of $.025 per share. L Total distributions of $.24 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.177 and distributions from net realized gain of $.065 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 26.94

$ 31.23

$ 26.28

$ 16.61

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .16

.10

.04

.12

.20

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.40

(4.29)

5.09

9.63

(12.89)

Total from investment operations

  1.56

(4.19)

5.13

9.75

(12.69)

Distributions from net investment income

  -

(.08)

(.12)

(.10)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.34)

(.11)

(.19)

(.10)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - J

.01

.01

.02

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.16

$ 26.94

$ 31.23

$ 26.28

$ 16.61

Total Return B, C, D

  5.90%

(13.45)%

19.63%

59.16%

(43.27)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.11%

2.12%

2.14%

2.15%

2.17% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.11%

2.12%

2.14%

2.15%

2.17% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.04%

2.06%

2.08%

2.06%

2.02% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .59%

.32%

.14%

.51%

1.91% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,533

$ 1,801

$ 2,496

$ 1,915

$ 155

Portfolio turnover rate G

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 26.86

$ 31.19

$ 26.25

$ 16.61

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .16

.10

.04

.12

.20

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.39

(4.28)

5.09

9.62

(12.89)

Total from investment operations

  1.55

(4.18)

5.13

9.74

(12.69)

Distributions from net investment income

  -

(.13)

(.13)

(.12)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.34)

(.16)

(.20)

(.12)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - J

.01

.01

.02

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.07

$ 26.86

$ 31.19

$ 26.25

$ 16.61

Total Return B, C, D

  5.88%

(13.46)%

19.66%

59.18%

(43.27)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.11%

2.12%

2.14%

2.15%

2.13% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.11%

2.12%

2.14%

2.15%

2.13% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.04%

2.06%

2.07%

2.07%

1.98% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .59%

.32%

.15%

.51%

1.95% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 4,515

$ 5,230

$ 5,938

$ 3,806

$ 233

Portfolio turnover rate G

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - China Region

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.49

$ 31.81

$ 26.55

$ 16.69

$ 41.52

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .45

.44

.34

.33

.39

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.42

(4.37)

5.18

9.68

(20.42)

Total from investment operations

  1.87

(3.93)

5.52

10.01

(20.03)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.29)

(.38)

(.21)

(.17)

(.32)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

(4.53)

Total distributions

  (.63)

(.40) G

(.27) H

(.17)

(4.85)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - F

.01

.01

.02

.05

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.73

$ 27.49

$ 31.81

$ 26.55

$ 16.69

Total Return A

  7.01%

(12.52)%

20.97%

60.77%

(53.75)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.04%

1.04%

1.06%

1.12%

1.11%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.04%

1.04%

1.06%

1.12%

1.11%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .98%

.98%

1.00%

1.03%

.96%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.66%

1.40%

1.22%

1.54%

1.45%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,265,488

$ 1,515,084

$ 2,130,070

$ 2,138,141

$ 740,289

Portfolio turnover rate D

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 $.01 per share. G Total distributions of $.40 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.376 and distributions from net realized gain of $.025 per share. H Total distributions of $.27 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.209 and distributions from net realized gain of $.065 per share.

Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.46

$ 31.79

$ 26.55

$ 16.70

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .45

.43

.33

.37

.34

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.42

(4.37)

5.18

9.64

(12.94)

Total from investment operations

  1.87

(3.94)

5.51

10.01

(12.60)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.31)

(.37)

(.22)

(.18)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.65)

(.40)

(.28) J

(.18)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D

  - I

.01

.01

.02

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.68

$ 27.46

$ 31.79

$ 26.55

$ 16.70

Total Return B, C

  7.02%

(12.56)%

20.92%

60.78%

(42.96)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.04%

1.06%

1.11%

1.08%

1.05% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.04%

1.06%

1.11%

1.08%

1.05% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .98%

1.01%

1.04%

1.00%

.91% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.66%

1.38%

1.18%

1.58%

3.02% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,958

$ 2,034

$ 1,904

$ 1,684

$ 60

Portfolio turnover rate F

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or 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. I Amount represents less than $.01 per share. J Total distributions of $.28 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.216 and distributions from net realized gain of $.065 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity China Region Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, China Region and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Effective after the close of business on September 1, 2010, Class B shares were 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. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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 October 31, 2012, including information on transfers between Levels 1 and 2 securities, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. 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. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

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

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 267,134,828

Gross unrealized depreciation

(22,561,736)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 244,573,092

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 1,060,436,609

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 19,540,801

Capital loss carryforward

$ (23,841,276)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 244,573,094

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

No expiration

 

Short-term

$ (23,841,276)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 15,687,379

$ 27,251,618

Long-term Capital Gains

18,721,345

-

Total

$ 34,408,724

$ 27,251,618

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,465,665,476 and $1,764,182,469, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% 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 FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 35,281

$ 524

Class T

.25%

.25%

22,950

-

Class B

.75%

.25%

16,491

12,400

Class C

.75%

.25%

48,753

8,299

 

 

 

$ 123,475

$ 21,223

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

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

$ 10,963

Class T

2,292

Class B*

5,294

Class C*

614

 

$ 19,163

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

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 42,267

.30

Class T

15,146

.33

Class B

4,929

.30

Class C

14,604

.30

China Region

3,240,864

.24

Institutional Class

4,297

.24

 

$ 3,322,107

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $1,024 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, 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

$ 5,482,818

.39%

$ 2,622

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 $3,885 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

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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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less 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 $111,499. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $909,245 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $491.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 100,983

$ 172,777

Class T

14,853

55,512

Class B

-

6,583

Class C

-

25,937

China Region

15,549,167

25,262,487

Institutional Class

22,376

21,315

Total

$ 15,687,379

$ 25,544,611

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ 182,091

$ 13,756

Class T

60,664

5,178

Class B

21,876

2,007

Class C

65,490

4,950

China Region

18,366,435

1,679,687

Institutional Class

24,789

1,429

Total

$ 18,721,345

$ 1,707,007

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

128,967

281,861

$ 3,497,936

$ 8,932,867

Reinvestment of distributions

10,227

5,327

266,217

172,528

Shares redeemed

(207,420)

(251,952)

(5,547,035)

(7,835,006)

Net increase (decrease)

(68,226)

35,236

$ (1,782,882)

$ 1,270,389

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

40,215

75,956

$ 1,078,486

$ 2,390,903

Reinvestment of distributions

2,834

1,832

73,623

59,161

Shares redeemed

(84,588)

(75,948)

(2,252,505)

(2,353,550)

Net increase (decrease)

(41,539)

1,840

$ (1,100,396)

$ 96,514

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

10. Share Transactions - continued

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

4,773

8,058

$ 131,481

$ 255,784

Reinvestment of distributions

760

239

19,651

7,684

Shares redeemed

(17,966)

(21,353)

(477,343)

(653,889)

Net increase (decrease)

(12,433)

(13,056)

$ (326,211)

$ (390,421)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

39,150

88,544

$ 1,051,097

$ 2,766,692

Reinvestment of distributions

2,380

892

61,380

28,631

Shares redeemed

(75,401)

(85,136)

(1,981,464)

(2,585,147)

Net increase (decrease)

(33,871)

4,300

$ (868,987)

$ 210,176

China Region

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

5,981,804

12,355,142

$ 163,640,090

$ 393,844,409

Reinvestment of distributions

1,245,751

794,988

32,563,934

25,868,885

Shares redeemed

(18,300,659)

(24,993,159)

(493,563,874)

(775,253,396)

Net increase (decrease)

(11,073,104)

(11,843,029)

$ (297,359,850)

$ (355,540,102)

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

33,539

53,728

$ 913,352

$ 1,636,945

Reinvestment of distributions

1,708

607

44,574

19,735

Shares redeemed

(41,079)

(40,146)

(1,090,028)

(1,247,642)

Net increase (decrease)

(5,832)

14,189

$ (132,102)

$ 409,038

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 Investment Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity China Region Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity China Region Fund (a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust) at October 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity China Region Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 443 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

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

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

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

Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. 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 fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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 FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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Trustees and Officers - continued

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

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

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

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). 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), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-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 (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 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). 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 (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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 (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), 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).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

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

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer, Edward C. Johnson 3d, and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Edward C. Johnson 3d (82)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC, and also serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of certain Fidelity Trusts, Chairman and a Director of FMR, Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc., and President of FMR LLC (2006-2007).

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

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

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (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).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

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

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

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

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012</R>

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

Class A designates 91% and Class T designates 100% of the dividends distributed in 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 amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:

 

Pay Date

Income

Taxes

Class A

12/05/2011

$0.274

$0.0863

 

 

 

 

Class T

12/05/2011

$0.169

$0.0863

 

 

 

 

Class B

12/05/2011

$0.000

$0.0000

 

 

 

 

Class C

12/05/2011

$0.000

$0.0000

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity China Region Fund

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

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, 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, 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 Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is 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, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by 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, managed by Fidelity.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

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

Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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.

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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 support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

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. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against a broad-based securities market index. The Board noted that FMR believes that no meaningful peer group exists for the fund. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class B of the fund and the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"). The returns of the retail class and Class B show the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on three-year performance), respectively.

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The Board noted that the investment performance of the retail class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board noted that there was a portfolio management change for the fund in October 2011. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

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

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

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 7% means that 93% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.

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

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

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2011.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 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 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 its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the 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.

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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 Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR 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 fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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

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, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

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

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Fidelity Advisor®

China Region Fund -

Institutional Class

Annual Report

October 31, 2012

Institutional Class is a class of
Fidelity® China Region Fund

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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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All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. © 2012 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

  Institutional Class A

7.02%

-3.38%

13.01%

A The initial offering of Institutional Class shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008 are those of Fidelity® China Region Fund, the original class of the fund.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® China Region Fund - Institutional Class on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI® Golden Dragon Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Institutional Class took place on May 9, 2008. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Institutional Class.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Robert Bao, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor® China Region Fund: During the past year, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned 7.02%, trailing the 8.02% gain of the MSCI® Golden Dragon Index. Versus the index, the biggest negative impact came from an overweighting and stock selection in China. Among sectors and industries, my picks in the retailing segment of consumer discretionary and the semiconductors/semiconductor equipment portion of information technology weighed on performance. Noteworthy individual detractors included Taiwan-based DRAM computer memory maker Inotera Memories. I thought the company might benefit from better industry supply discipline and firmer pricing following the bankruptcy of one of Inotera's major competitors, but a weak global economic environment prevented that from happening. China Shipping Container Lines, which I sold at what turned out to be an inopportune time, also hampered the fund's results, as did an out-of-index stake in jewelry retailer Luk Fook Holdings International, based in Hong Kong. Underweighting Taiwanese electronics contract manufacturer and benchmark component Hon Hai Precision Industry further worked against us, given the stock's robust performance. Conversely, a sizable underweighting in the weak-performing Taiwan market added value, along with my choices in the hardware/equipment area of information technology. Negligible exposure to Taiwan-headquartered HTC, a stock I sold early in the period, was the right decision, as the smartphone maker lost market share to rivals Apple and Samsung Electronics, which hampered its stock. China Overseas Land and Investment, one of the largest property developers in that nation, also contributed, as did BOC Hong Kong, one of my favorite banks, and Chinese power utility Huaneng Power International, whose stock rose as investors anticipated an earnings boost from lower coal prices.

Note to shareholders: Fidelity Advisor China Region Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in any industry that represents more than 20% of the Hong Kong, Taiwanese and Chinese market. As of October 31, 2012, the fund did not have more than 25% of its total assets invested in any one industry.

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, redemption fees 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 (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Class A

1.35%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,013.10

$ 6.83

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.35

$ 6.85

Class T

1.64%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,011.80

$ 8.29

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.89

$ 8.31

Class B

2.10%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,009.70

$ 10.61

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.58

$ 10.63

Class C

2.10%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,009.30

$ 10.61

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.58

$ 10.63

China Region

1.04%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.80

$ 5.27

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.91

$ 5.28

Institutional Class

1.05%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.50

$ 5.32

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.86

$ 5.33

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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Hong Kong

29.3%

 

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China

23.4%

 

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Cayman Islands

18.9%

 

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Taiwan

18.8%

 

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Bermuda

8.1%

 

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Netherlands

0.6%

 

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Italy

0.5%

 

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United States of America

0.2%

 

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United Kingdom

0.2%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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China

28.3%

 

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Hong Kong

27.1%

 

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Taiwan

21.6%

 

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Cayman Islands

13.8%

 

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Bermuda

5.7%

 

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United Kingdom

0.9%

 

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United States of America

0.6%

 

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Korea (South)

0.5%

 

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Netherlands

0.5%

 

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Other

1.0%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

99.8

99.4

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

0.2

0.6

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

6.8

7.0

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Internet Software & Services)

4.7

2.8

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (H Shares) (Commercial Banks)

4.1

4.9

China Overseas Land and Investment Ltd. (Real Estate Management & Development)

2.8

1.6

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. (Real Estate Management & Development)

2.7

2.1

AIA Group Ltd. (Insurance)

2.7

4.2

China Construction Bank Corp. (H Shares) (Commercial Banks)

2.6

2.6

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. (Commercial Banks)

2.4

2.9

MediaTek, Inc. (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

2.4

0.7

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn) (Electronic Equipment & Components)

2.3

3.0

 

33.5

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

33.1

39.0

Information Technology

24.0

18.6

Consumer Discretionary

11.1

8.4

Materials

10.6

7.1

Industrials

8.1

10.7

Energy

4.4

8.1

Telecommunication Services

3.5

3.1

Utilities

3.1

2.2

Consumer Staples

1.5

1.9

Health Care

0.4

0.3

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Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.8%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 11.1%

Automobiles - 0.9%

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. (a)

5,190,000

$ 6,482,436

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

11,915,000

5,119,573

 

11,602,009

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.4%

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (a)

5,689,000

19,562,693

Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Ltd. sponsored ADR (a)

403,400

5,853,334

Sands China Ltd.

4,808,200

18,084,920

SJM Holdings Ltd.

2,601,000

5,665,109

Wynn Macau Ltd.

2,610,800

7,394,412

 

56,560,468

Household Durables - 1.7%

Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.

5,486,000

2,965,960

Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.

9,863,500

18,785,074

 

21,751,034

Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.7%

Merida Industry Co. Ltd.

2,303,450

8,832,126

Media - 0.9%

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

1,626,000

12,116,244

Multiline Retail - 0.7%

Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd.

1,753,500

3,746,809

Springland International Holdings Ltd.

11,629,000

5,716,930

 

9,463,739

Specialty Retail - 0.8%

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

4,988,400

6,153,393

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

1,834,000

4,609,818

 

10,763,211

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.0%

Prada SpA

752,900

6,139,738

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

3,459,000

6,739,428

 

12,879,166

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

143,967,997

CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.5%

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.2%

President Chain Store Corp.

601,000

2,973,109

Food Products - 0.8%

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

7,227,000

9,884,607

Personal Products - 0.5%

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

676,500

6,162,657

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

19,020,373

ENERGY - 4.4%

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5%

China Oilfield Services Ltd. (H Shares)

3,520,000

6,676,602

 

Shares

Value

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.9%

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

4,588,500

$ 19,538,003

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

13,186,000

24,500,281

Sinopec Kantons Holdings Ltd.

8,596,000

6,410,911

 

50,449,195

TOTAL ENERGY

57,125,797

FINANCIALS - 33.1%

Capital Markets - 2.8%

CITIC Securities Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

9,503,500

17,829,677

Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

12,406,400

15,912,106

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd. (UBS Warrant Programme) warrants 4/22/13 (a)

345,100

1,859,050

 

35,600,833

Commercial Banks - 12.5%

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

10,152,000

31,241,760

China Construction Bank Corp. (H Shares)

43,679,000

32,914,028

Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. Ltd.

12,203,603

6,726,395

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

1,319,700

20,263,650

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (H Shares)

80,562,000

53,326,503

Wing Hang Bank Ltd.

904,500

9,593,474

Wuliangye Yibin Co. Ltd. (BNP Paribas Warrant Program) warrants 8/20/13 (a)

1,351,900

7,282,671

 

161,348,481

Insurance - 3.2%

AIA Group Ltd.

8,697,000

34,451,120

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

2,372,000

6,974,893

 

41,426,013

Real Estate Management & Development - 14.6%

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

2,337,000

34,527,068

China Overseas Land and Investment Ltd.

13,656,000

35,769,679

Csi Properties Ltd.

139,720,000

5,678,905

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

10,685,600

13,139,756

Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.

1,343,000

9,305,630

Hopson Development Holdings Ltd. (a)

16,090,000

15,508,584

Hysan Development Co. Ltd.

1,336,000

5,904,220

KWG Property Holding Ltd.

9,404,500

5,606,259

Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.

7,217,500

12,739,969

New World Development Co. Ltd.

6,432,000

9,942,563

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

3,908,500

7,463,926

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

1,656,000

23,055,645

Wharf Holdings Ltd.

1,448,000

9,911,730

 

188,553,934

TOTAL FINANCIALS

426,929,261

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

HEALTH CARE - 0.4%

Pharmaceuticals - 0.4%

China Medical System Holdings Ltd.

9,846,000

$ 5,678,882

INDUSTRIALS - 8.1%

Construction & Engineering - 2.0%

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

4,803,000

4,505,495

China Railway Group Ltd. (H Shares)

8,253,000

4,206,341

China State Construction International Holdings Ltd.

13,696,000

16,311,389

 

25,023,225

Electrical Equipment - 0.4%

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

1,912,000

5,624,944

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.8%

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

2,358,000

23,199,528

Machinery - 0.3%

HIWIN Technologies Corp.

38,400

247,148

Singamas Container Holdings Ltd.

14,718,000

3,722,206

 

3,969,354

Marine - 2.7%

China Shipping Development Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

8,884,000

4,665,503

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

2,828,500

17,883,304

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.

22,304,000

11,943,355

 

34,492,162

Road & Rail - 0.7%

MTR Corp. Ltd.

2,265,000

8,855,362

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.2%

Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

3,524,000

3,037,441

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

104,202,016

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 24.0%

Communications Equipment - 1.2%

AAC Acoustic Technology Holdings, Inc.

4,485,000

16,030,155

Computers & Peripherals - 1.7%

ASUSTeK Computer, Inc.

616,000

6,600,753

Lenovo Group Ltd.

15,074,000

12,117,473

Quanta Computer, Inc.

1,391,000

3,181,061

 

21,899,287

Electronic Equipment & Components - 3.7%

Chroma ATE, Inc.

1,938,000

3,688,901

Delta Electronics, Inc.

1,475,000

5,039,541

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (Foxconn)

9,711,047

29,488,869

TPK Holding Co. Ltd. GDR (Reg. S) (a)

727,542

9,140,976

 

47,358,287

Internet Software & Services - 4.7%

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

1,704,100

60,247,792

 

Shares

Value

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 12.7%

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. sponsored ADR (d)

1,694,111

$ 6,437,622

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

283,900

3,165,007

Inotera Memories, Inc. (a)

42,209,000

5,736,725

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp.

2,131,000

5,858,244

MediaTek, Inc.

2,736,000

30,394,796

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

2,979,000

11,218,418

Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. ADR

612,000

14,106,600

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

28,667,796

87,359,967

 

164,277,379

Software - 0.0%

NetDragon WebSoft, Inc.

464,000

495,728

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

310,308,628

MATERIALS - 10.6%

Chemicals - 1.1%

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.

3,220,000

7,628,346

Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

3,015,000

7,183,978

 

14,812,324

Construction Materials - 5.1%

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

5,902,500

20,411,094

BBMG Corp. (H Shares)

16,845,000

14,475,739

China National Building Materials Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

12,214,000

15,570,780

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.

14,036,000

9,544,418

Taiwan Cement Corp.

4,629,000

5,934,819

 

65,936,850

Metals & Mining - 3.0%

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. (H Shares) (a)

15,936,000

6,903,054

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

9,581,000

24,786,814

Maanshan Iron & Steel Ltd. (H Shares) (a)

25,498,000

6,580,087

 

38,269,955

Paper & Forest Products - 1.4%

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

15,012,000

7,883,670

Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd.

13,664,000

9,626,446

 

17,510,116

TOTAL MATERIALS

136,529,245

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.5%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.9%

China Unicom Ltd.

6,946,000

11,197,831

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.6%

China Mobile Ltd.

2,256,500

25,028,527

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

3,710,000

8,560,561

 

33,589,088

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

44,786,919

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

UTILITIES - 3.1%

Electric Utilities - 0.8%

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

1,173,500

$ 9,978,471

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 2.3%

China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

2,084,000

4,463,765

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. (H Shares) (a)

9,798,000

2,490,572

Huaneng Power International, Inc. (H Shares)

29,620,000

23,664,040

 

30,618,377

TOTAL UTILITIES

40,596,848

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $1,037,958,239)


1,289,145,966

Money Market Funds - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

15,785,844

15,785,844

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

77,891

77,891

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $15,863,735)


15,863,735

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.1%

(Cost $1,053,821,974)

1,305,009,701

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.1)%

(13,627,324)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 1,291,382,377

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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) Includes 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

$ 26,173

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

111,499

Total

$ 137,672

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 143,967,997

$ 143,967,997

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

19,020,373

19,020,373

-

-

Energy

57,125,797

57,125,797

-

-

Financials

426,929,261

410,812,647

16,116,614

-

Health Care

5,678,882

5,678,882

-

-

Industrials

104,202,016

104,202,016

-

-

Information Technology

310,308,628

222,948,661

87,359,967

-

Materials

136,529,245

129,626,191

6,903,054

-

Telecommunication Services

44,786,919

8,560,561

36,226,358

-

Utilities

40,596,848

16,932,808

23,664,040

-

Money Market Funds

15,863,735

15,863,735

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 1,305,009,701

$ 1,134,739,668

$ 170,270,033

$ -

The following is a summary of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period ended October 31, 2012. Transfers are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period, and are primarily attributable to the valuation techniques used for foreign equity securities, as discussed in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements:

Transfers

Total

Level 1 to Level 2

$ 0

Level 2 to Level 1

$ 741,933,610

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

Annual Report

Fidelity China Region Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $78,930) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,037,958,239)

$ 1,289,145,966

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $15,863,735)

15,863,735

 

Total Investments (cost $1,053,821,974)

 

$ 1,305,009,701

Receivable for investments sold

29,683,136

Receivable for fund shares sold

1,372,007

Dividends receivable

187,311

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

772

Other receivables

280,271

Total assets

1,336,533,198

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 30,215,400

Payable for fund shares redeemed

13,622,794

Accrued management fee

754,511

Distribution and service plan fees payable

9,590

Other affiliated payables

299,717

Other payables and accrued expenses

170,918

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

77,891

Total liabilities

45,150,821

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 1,291,382,377

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 1,051,109,763

Undistributed net investment income

19,540,796

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

(30,455,911)

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

251,187,729

Net Assets

$ 1,291,382,377

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($13,539,457 ÷ 474,618 shares)

$ 28.53

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $28.53)

$ 30.27

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($4,348,975 ÷ 153,118 shares)

$ 28.40

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $28.40)

$ 29.43

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($1,532,663 ÷ 54,432 shares)A

$ 28.16

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($4,515,324 ÷ 160,840 shares)A

$ 28.07

 

 

 

China Region:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,265,488,434 ÷ 44,044,355 shares)

$ 28.73

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,957,524 ÷ 68,243 shares)

$ 28.68

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.

Annual Report

Fidelity China Region Fund
Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 39,489,882

Interest

 

86

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

137,672

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

39,627,640

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(3,165,755)

Total income

 

36,461,885

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 9,807,145

Transfer agent fees

3,322,107

Distribution and service plan fees

123,475

Accounting and security lending fees

628,178

Custodian fees and expenses

506,447

Independent trustees' compensation

9,256

Registration fees

88,369

Audit

76,960

Legal

7,477

Interest

2,622

Miscellaneous

17,419

Total expenses before reductions

14,589,455

Expense reductions

(909,736)

13,679,719

Net investment income (loss)

22,782,166

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(16,254,587)

Foreign currency transactions

(261,369)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(16,515,956)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

76,673,788

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(86)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

76,673,702

Net gain (loss)

60,157,746

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 82,939,912

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 22,782,166

$ 27,851,224

Net realized gain (loss)

(16,515,956)

124,444,208

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

76,673,702

(389,938,389)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

82,939,912

(237,642,957)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(15,687,379)

(25,544,611)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(18,721,345)

(1,707,007)

Total distributions

(34,408,724)

(27,251,618)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(301,570,428)

(353,944,406)

Redemption fees

184,146

551,160

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(252,855,094)

(618,287,821)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

1,544,237,471

2,162,525,292

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $19,540,796 and undistributed net investment income of $15,589,239, respectively)

$ 1,291,382,377

$ 1,544,237,471

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.28

$ 31.61

$ 26.47

$ 16.67

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .36

.33

.25

.30

.28

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.42

(4.33)

5.15

9.63

(12.91)

Total from investment operations

  1.78

(4.00)

5.40

9.93

(12.63)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.19)

(.31)

(.20)

(.16)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.53)

(.34)

(.27)

(.16)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - J

.01

.01

.03

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.53

$ 27.28

$ 31.61

$ 26.47

$ 16.67

Total Return B, C, D

  6.70%

(12.79)%

20.54%

60.41%

(43.07)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.36%

1.37%

1.38%

1.39%

1.44% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.36%

1.37%

1.38%

1.39%

1.44% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.29%

1.31%

1.31%

1.31%

1.30% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.35%

1.07%

.91%

1.27%

2.63% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 13,539

$ 14,808

$ 16,047

$ 11,842

$ 340

Portfolio turnover rate G

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.13

$ 31.48

$ 26.40

$ 16.65

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .29

.25

.18

.23

.26

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.40

(4.32)

5.13

9.64

(12.91)

Total from investment operations

  1.69

(4.07)

5.31

9.87

(12.65)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.08)

(.27)

(.18)

(.14)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.42)

(.29) K

(.24) L

(.14)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - J

.01

.01

.02

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.40

$ 27.13

$ 31.48

$ 26.40

$ 16.65

Total Return B, C, D

  6.38%

(13.04)%

20.27%

59.92%

(43.14)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.64%

1.63%

1.64%

1.66%

1.68% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.64%

1.63%

1.64%

1.66%

1.68% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.57%

1.57%

1.58%

1.58%

1.53% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.06%

.81%

.64%

1.00%

2.40% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 4,349

$ 5,281

$ 6,070

$ 3,139

$ 107

Portfolio turnover rate G

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share. K Total distributions of $.29 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.268 and distributions from net realized gain of $.025 per share. L Total distributions of $.24 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.177 and distributions from net realized gain of $.065 per share.

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 26.94

$ 31.23

$ 26.28

$ 16.61

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .16

.10

.04

.12

.20

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.40

(4.29)

5.09

9.63

(12.89)

Total from investment operations

  1.56

(4.19)

5.13

9.75

(12.69)

Distributions from net investment income

  -

(.08)

(.12)

(.10)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.34)

(.11)

(.19)

(.10)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - J

.01

.01

.02

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.16

$ 26.94

$ 31.23

$ 26.28

$ 16.61

Total Return B, C, D

  5.90%

(13.45)%

19.63%

59.16%

(43.27)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.11%

2.12%

2.14%

2.15%

2.17% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.11%

2.12%

2.14%

2.15%

2.17% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.04%

2.06%

2.08%

2.06%

2.02% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .59%

.32%

.14%

.51%

1.91% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,533

$ 1,801

$ 2,496

$ 1,915

$ 155

Portfolio turnover rate G

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 26.86

$ 31.19

$ 26.25

$ 16.61

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .16

.10

.04

.12

.20

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.39

(4.28)

5.09

9.62

(12.89)

Total from investment operations

  1.55

(4.18)

5.13

9.74

(12.69)

Distributions from net investment income

  -

(.13)

(.13)

(.12)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.34)

(.16)

(.20)

(.12)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - J

.01

.01

.02

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.07

$ 26.86

$ 31.19

$ 26.25

$ 16.61

Total Return B, C, D

  5.88%

(13.46)%

19.66%

59.18%

(43.27)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.11%

2.12%

2.14%

2.15%

2.13% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.11%

2.12%

2.14%

2.15%

2.13% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.04%

2.06%

2.07%

2.07%

1.98% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .59%

.32%

.15%

.51%

1.95% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 4,515

$ 5,230

$ 5,938

$ 3,806

$ 233

Portfolio turnover rate G

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - China Region

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.49

$ 31.81

$ 26.55

$ 16.69

$ 41.52

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .45

.44

.34

.33

.39

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.42

(4.37)

5.18

9.68

(20.42)

Total from investment operations

  1.87

(3.93)

5.52

10.01

(20.03)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.29)

(.38)

(.21)

(.17)

(.32)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

(4.53)

Total distributions

  (.63)

(.40) G

(.27) H

(.17)

(4.85)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - F

.01

.01

.02

.05

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.73

$ 27.49

$ 31.81

$ 26.55

$ 16.69

Total Return A

  7.01%

(12.52)%

20.97%

60.77%

(53.75)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.04%

1.04%

1.06%

1.12%

1.11%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.04%

1.04%

1.06%

1.12%

1.11%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .98%

.98%

1.00%

1.03%

.96%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.66%

1.40%

1.22%

1.54%

1.45%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,265,488

$ 1,515,084

$ 2,130,070

$ 2,138,141

$ 740,289

Portfolio turnover rate D

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 $.01 per share. G Total distributions of $.40 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.376 and distributions from net realized gain of $.025 per share. H Total distributions of $.27 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.209 and distributions from net realized gain of $.065 per share.

Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 27.46

$ 31.79

$ 26.55

$ 16.70

$ 29.28

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .45

.43

.33

.37

.34

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.42

(4.37)

5.18

9.64

(12.94)

Total from investment operations

  1.87

(3.94)

5.51

10.01

(12.60)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.31)

(.37)

(.22)

(.18)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.34)

(.03)

(.07)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.65)

(.40)

(.28) J

(.18)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D

  - I

.01

.01

.02

.02

Net asset value, end of period

$ 28.68

$ 27.46

$ 31.79

$ 26.55

$ 16.70

Total Return B, C

  7.02%

(12.56)%

20.92%

60.78%

(42.96)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.04%

1.06%

1.11%

1.08%

1.05% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.04%

1.06%

1.11%

1.08%

1.05% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .98%

1.01%

1.04%

1.00%

.91% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.66%

1.38%

1.18%

1.58%

3.02% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,958

$ 2,034

$ 1,904

$ 1,684

$ 60

Portfolio turnover rate F

  107%

87%

57%

88%

133%

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 May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or 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. I Amount represents less than $.01 per share. J Total distributions of $.28 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.216 and distributions from net realized gain of $.065 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity China Region Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, China Region and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Effective after the close of business on September 1, 2010, Class B shares were 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. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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 October 31, 2012, including information on transfers between Levels 1 and 2 securities, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. 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. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

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

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 267,134,828

Gross unrealized depreciation

(22,561,736)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 244,573,092

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 1,060,436,609

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 19,540,801

Capital loss carryforward

$ (23,841,276)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 244,573,094

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

No expiration

 

Short-term

$ (23,841,276)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 15,687,379

$ 27,251,618

Long-term Capital Gains

18,721,345

-

Total

$ 34,408,724

$ 27,251,618

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,465,665,476 and $1,764,182,469, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% 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 FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 35,281

$ 524

Class T

.25%

.25%

22,950

-

Class B

.75%

.25%

16,491

12,400

Class C

.75%

.25%

48,753

8,299

 

 

 

$ 123,475

$ 21,223

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

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

$ 10,963

Class T

2,292

Class B*

5,294

Class C*

614

 

$ 19,163

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

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 42,267

.30

Class T

15,146

.33

Class B

4,929

.30

Class C

14,604

.30

China Region

3,240,864

.24

Institutional Class

4,297

.24

 

$ 3,322,107

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $1,024 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, 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

$ 5,482,818

.39%

$ 2,622

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 $3,885 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

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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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less 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 $111,499. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $909,245 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $491.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 100,983

$ 172,777

Class T

14,853

55,512

Class B

-

6,583

Class C

-

25,937

China Region

15,549,167

25,262,487

Institutional Class

22,376

21,315

Total

$ 15,687,379

$ 25,544,611

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ 182,091

$ 13,756

Class T

60,664

5,178

Class B

21,876

2,007

Class C

65,490

4,950

China Region

18,366,435

1,679,687

Institutional Class

24,789

1,429

Total

$ 18,721,345

$ 1,707,007

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

128,967

281,861

$ 3,497,936

$ 8,932,867

Reinvestment of distributions

10,227

5,327

266,217

172,528

Shares redeemed

(207,420)

(251,952)

(5,547,035)

(7,835,006)

Net increase (decrease)

(68,226)

35,236

$ (1,782,882)

$ 1,270,389

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

40,215

75,956

$ 1,078,486

$ 2,390,903

Reinvestment of distributions

2,834

1,832

73,623

59,161

Shares redeemed

(84,588)

(75,948)

(2,252,505)

(2,353,550)

Net increase (decrease)

(41,539)

1,840

$ (1,100,396)

$ 96,514

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

10. Share Transactions - continued

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

4,773

8,058

$ 131,481

$ 255,784

Reinvestment of distributions

760

239

19,651

7,684

Shares redeemed

(17,966)

(21,353)

(477,343)

(653,889)

Net increase (decrease)

(12,433)

(13,056)

$ (326,211)

$ (390,421)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

39,150

88,544

$ 1,051,097

$ 2,766,692

Reinvestment of distributions

2,380

892

61,380

28,631

Shares redeemed

(75,401)

(85,136)

(1,981,464)

(2,585,147)

Net increase (decrease)

(33,871)

4,300

$ (868,987)

$ 210,176

China Region

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

5,981,804

12,355,142

$ 163,640,090

$ 393,844,409

Reinvestment of distributions

1,245,751

794,988

32,563,934

25,868,885

Shares redeemed

(18,300,659)

(24,993,159)

(493,563,874)

(775,253,396)

Net increase (decrease)

(11,073,104)

(11,843,029)

$ (297,359,850)

$ (355,540,102)

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

33,539

53,728

$ 913,352

$ 1,636,945

Reinvestment of distributions

1,708

607

44,574

19,735

Shares redeemed

(41,079)

(40,146)

(1,090,028)

(1,247,642)

Net increase (decrease)

(5,832)

14,189

$ (132,102)

$ 409,038

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 Investment Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity China Region Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity China Region Fund (a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust) at October 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity China Region Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 443 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

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

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

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

Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. 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 fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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 FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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Trustees and Officers - continued

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

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

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

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). 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), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-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 (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 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). 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 (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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 (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), 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).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

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

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer, Edward C. Johnson 3d, and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Edward C. Johnson 3d (82)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC, and also serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of certain Fidelity Trusts, Chairman and a Director of FMR, Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc., and President of FMR LLC (2006-2007).

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

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

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (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).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

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

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

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

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

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Year of Election or Appointment: 2012</R>

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

Institutional Class designates 64% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:

 

Pay Date

Income

Taxes

Institutional Class

12/05/2011

$0.392

$0.0863

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity China Region Fund

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

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, 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, 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 Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is 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, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by 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, managed by Fidelity.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

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

Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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.

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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 support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

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. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against a broad-based securities market index. The Board noted that FMR believes that no meaningful peer group exists for the fund. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class B of the fund and the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"). The returns of the retail class and Class B show the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on three-year performance), respectively.

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The Board noted that the investment performance of the retail class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board noted that there was a portfolio management change for the fund in October 2011. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

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

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

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 7% means that 93% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

Fidelity China Region Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.

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

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

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2011.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 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 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 its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the 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.

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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 Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR 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 fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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

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, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

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

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Fidelity®

Emerging Markets
Fund -

Class K

Annual Report

October 31, 2012

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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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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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Class K A

1.25%

-7.95%

13.98%

A The initial offering of Class K shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008, are those of Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund, the original class of the fund.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund - Class K on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI® Emerging Markets Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class K took place on May 9, 2008. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class K.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year ending October 31, 2012, as measured by the MSCI® Emerging Markets Index. After some early choppiness, the index rallied strongly in the first two months of 2012 but retreated from March through May amid renewed concerns about Europe's sovereign debt crisis and continued economic sluggishness in key countries such as China and Brazil. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full year, despite the head wind of a generally stronger U.S. dollar. Major benchmark component Brazil was a drag on performance, falling roughly 13%. The nation's inflation rate crept higher while economic growth ebbed, creating an unfavorable backdrop for stocks here. India's market retreated about 5%, while Russia gave up 4%. Conversely, Hong Kong advanced approximately 17%, aided by rebounding shares of property developers, while South Africa added 7%, China rose roughly 5% and South Korea and Taiwan gained about 4% and 1%, respectively. Sentiment about Chinese stocks improved following the government's September approval of massive outlays for infrastructure projects, in hopes of halting that nation's economic slowdown. However, China's ongoing transition to new Communist Party leadership created uncertainty that kept some investors on the sidelines.

Comments from Robert von Rekowsky, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Emerging Markets Fund for most of the period: For the year, the fund's Class K shares returned 1.25%, lagging the MSCI index. Relative performance was hurt the most by out-of-benchmark exposure to emerging-markets stocks listed in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, along with my picks in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Important individual detractors included OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes, a Brazilian producer of crude oil and natural gas. Given the company's significant downward revisions in its production and earnings targets, I sold the stock. Similar comments apply to an out-of-index position in Canadian gold-mining stock Eldorado Gold, which I also sold. Further weighing on our results was a non-index stake in China-based Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine and underweighting the strong-performing shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. Conversely, stock selection in Indonesia helped. An out-of-benchmark stake in Indonesian cellular tower operator Tower Bersama Infrastructure paid off, as did underweighting Brazilian iron ore and nickel producer Vale and a sizable overweighting in Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor, which outperformed.

Note to shareholders: On October 1, 2012, Sammy Simnegar became Portfolio Manager of the fund.

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 redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Emerging Markets

1.08%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 965.10

$ 5.33

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.71

$ 5.48

Class K

.87%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 966.00

$ 4.30

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.76

$ 4.42

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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Korea (South)

13.3%

 

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Brazil

12.2%

 

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India

7.8%

 

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Indonesia

7.2%

 

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United States of America

5.9%

 

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Cayman Islands

5.8%

 

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South Africa

5.6%

 

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Thailand

4.0%

 

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Russia

3.9%

 

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Other

34.3%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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Korea (South)

20.3%

 

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Brazil

10.8%

 

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Indonesia

7.1%

 

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Taiwan

6.7%

 

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China

6.4%

 

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South Africa

6.2%

 

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Cayman Islands

5.9%

 

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Russia

5.3%

 

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Hong Kong

4.9%

 

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Other

26.4%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks and Investment Companies

98.4

99.3

Bonds

0.0

0.1

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

1.6

0.6

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Korea (South), Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

4.4

5.1

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (United States of America, Investment Companies)

2.0

0.0

Vale SA (PN-A) (Brazil, Metals & Mining)

1.7

0.7

Hyundai Motor Co. (Korea (South), Automobiles)

1.6

2.0

Sberbank (Savings Bank of the Russian Federation) (Russia, Commercial Banks)

1.6

1.4

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands, Internet Software & Services)

1.6

0.0

Itau Unibanco Holdings SA sponsored ADR (Brazil, Commercial Banks)

1.5

0.0

CNOOC Ltd. (Hong Kong, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

1.5

1.4

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev) (PN) sponsored ADR (Brazil, Beverages)

1.4

1.0

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Taiwan, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)

1.2

1.6

 

18.5

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

22.3

20.5

Consumer Discretionary

17.8

12.7

Information Technology

13.5

14.6

Consumer Staples

11.0

9.7

Materials

10.4

9.5

Industrials

9.5

8.7

Energy

6.4

13.8

Telecommunication Services

2.9

4.6

Health Care

1.4

1.4

Utilities

1.2

3.9

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Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 96.1%

Shares

Value

Australia - 0.3%

Iluka Resources Ltd.

834,598

$ 8,594,236

Bailiwick of Jersey - 0.2%

Randgold Resources Ltd. sponsored ADR

51,100

6,111,049

Bermuda - 1.8%

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. (a)

7,674,000

9,585,012

Credicorp Ltd. (NY Shares)

234,732

30,360,237

Digital China Holdings Ltd. (H Shares)

3,854,000

6,484,624

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

1,232,000

3,656,234

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

8,000

492,800

TOTAL BERMUDA

50,578,907

Brazil - 12.2%

BR Malls Participacoes SA

1,346,200

17,697,024

Brasil Foods SA

561,934

10,223,018

CCR SA

1,867,700

16,423,585

Cetip SA - Mercados Organizado

787,433

9,072,121

Cielo SA

786,100

19,448,820

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar sponsored ADR (d)

323,819

15,135,300

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev) (PN) sponsored ADR

974,334

39,743,084

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (SABESP)

227,355

9,624,570

Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais

475,717

11,228,612

Gerdau SA sponsored ADR

1,561,874

13,728,872

Itau Unibanco Holdings SA sponsored ADR

2,893,600

42,188,688

Localiza Rent A Car SA

32,300

566,151

Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia SA

519,700

7,968,025

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

624,367

18,290,951

Multiplus SA

801,910

18,631,808

Qualicorp SA (a)

1,137,600

11,672,575

Souza Cruz SA

26,767

349,241

Totvs SA

228,374

4,643,828

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

957,700

20,087,157

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA - Usiminas (PN-A) (non-vtg.)

1,623,461

7,841,339

Vale SA (PN-A)

2,636,723

47,189,819

TOTAL BRAZIL

341,754,588

British Virgin Islands - 1.1%

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. Class A

1,067,435

13,780,586

Gem Diamonds Ltd. (a)

759,283

2,067,682

Mail.ru Group Ltd. GDR (e)

442,500

14,757,375

TOTAL BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

30,605,643

Canada - 0.4%

Africa Oil Corp. (a)

29,951

297,486

 

Shares

Value

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

430,268

$ 9,671,606

Ivanplats Ltd. Class A (f)

549,975

2,299,570

TOTAL CANADA

12,268,662

Cayman Islands - 5.8%

Anta Sports Products Ltd.

4,438,000

3,779,434

Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)

128,900

13,743,318

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

4,010,000

7,471,487

Chailease Holding Co. Ltd.

2,784,000

4,956,111

Changyou.com Ltd. (A Shares) ADR

223,219

5,546,992

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

1,446,106

580,305

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

244,000

1,015,348

Eurasia Drilling Co. Ltd. GDR (Reg. S)

470,291

16,272,069

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd. (H Shares)

2,923,000

6,411,701

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

1,846,000

16,816,356

Hengdeli Holdings Ltd.

44,860,000

14,123,573

Intime Department Store Group Co. Ltd.

2,884,000

3,416,122

KWG Property Holding Ltd.

3,842,500

2,290,611

MStar Semiconductor, Inc.

216,000

1,830,195

NetEase.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)

153,152

8,270,208

Sands China Ltd.

856,000

3,219,644

SINA Corp. (a)

106,400

5,812,632

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

1,258,300

44,486,707

Vinda International Holdings Ltd.

3,041,000

4,245,601

TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS

164,288,414

Chile - 0.7%

CAP SA

217,106

7,484,438

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (PN-B) sponsored ADR (d)

194,647

11,260,329

TOTAL CHILE

18,744,767

China - 3.2%

Air China Ltd. (H Shares)

6,326,000

4,489,390

China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

9,315,000

8,738,015

China Communications Services Corp. Ltd. (H Shares)

19,970,000

11,260,431

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. (H Shares)

15,847,000

14,415,565

China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. (H Shares)

4,693,500

4,663,189

China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

835,500

3,557,590

Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

4,462,000

5,527,087

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

8,433,500

23,178,373

Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. (H Shares) (a)

12,364,000

3,142,829

Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. (H Shares)

82,000

443,326

Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co. (B Shares)

1,873,860

9,499,805

TOTAL CHINA

88,915,600

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Colombia - 1.5%

Almacenes Exito SA

741,818

$ 14,141,719

BanColombia SA sponsored ADR

174,049

11,142,617

Ecopetrol SA ADR (d)

296,500

17,555,765

TOTAL COLOMBIA

42,840,101

Czech Republic - 0.3%

Philip Morris CR A/S

14,266

7,643,421

Finland - 0.6%

Kone Oyj (B Shares) (d)

20,800

1,489,536

Nokian Tyres PLC

360,700

14,960,682

TOTAL FINLAND

16,450,218

France - 0.5%

LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton SA

91,254

14,832,171

Hong Kong - 2.6%

AIA Group Ltd.

125,400

496,743

China Mobile Ltd.

481,600

5,341,785

CNOOC Ltd.

20,334,000

41,846,900

Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd.

8,279,000

7,808,916

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (a)

1,617,000

5,560,358

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

9,818,000

8,031,706

Shenzhen Investment Ltd.

6,594,000

1,752,716

Singamas Container Holdings Ltd.

13,906,000

3,516,850

TOTAL HONG KONG

74,355,974

India - 7.8%

Axis Bank Ltd.

534,804

11,754,655

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

325,108

10,975,605

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

1,834,291

7,663,760

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

53,036

1,976,344

HDFC Bank Ltd.

1,040,389

12,216,228

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

2,149,272

21,834,254

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

1,078,774

15,284,887

ICICI Bank Ltd.

1,222,397

23,784,961

ITC Ltd.

890,169

4,674,607

Jaypee Infratech Ltd.

2,914,167

2,586,218

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

436,558

13,199,784

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.

813,982

13,111,002

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

854,377

20,889,005

Tata Motors Ltd.

4,253,223

20,225,370

Tata Steel Ltd.

1,656,008

12,071,115

Tech Mahindra Ltd. (a)

245,142

4,321,251

Titan Industries Ltd.

1,632,955

7,869,626

Ultratech Cemco Ltd.

430,479

15,971,047

TOTAL INDIA

220,409,719

Indonesia - 7.2%

PT AKR Corporindo Tbk

980,500

454,264

PT Astra International Tbk

35,143,500

29,453,824

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk

579,500

494,730

PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk

27,768,000

23,850,602

 

Shares

Value

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk

37,260,000

$ 28,706,177

PT Bank Tabungan Negara Tbk

177,500

28,089

PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk

62,585,400

8,079,705

PT Ciputra Development Tbk

3,464,500

245,273

PT Gadjah Tunggal Tbk

6,986,500

1,582,048

PT Global Mediacom Tbk

56,864,000

13,468,511

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk

8,437,500

18,798,723

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk

6,511,000

4,846,794

PT Jasa Marga Tbk

9,787,500

5,910,178

PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk

3,430,000

1,008,819

PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk

19,720,000

13,447,731

PT Pembangunan Perumahan Persero Tbk

16,021,500

1,284,383

PT Resource Alam Indonesia Tbk

8,074,000

2,395,711

PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk

9,173,000

14,229,789

PT Summarecon Agung Tbk

1,465,500

267,008

PT Telkomunikasi Indonesia Tbk Series B

5,655,500

5,744,037

PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk (a)

37,424,865

19,481,888

PT United Tractors Tbk

4,048,000

8,892,497

PT Wijaya Karya Persero Tbk

7,813,500

1,114,466

TOTAL INDONESIA

203,785,247

Ireland - 0.3%

Dragon Oil PLC

870,100

7,792,888

Israel - 1.0%

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)

338,460

15,071,624

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

1,067,200

13,354,942

TOTAL ISRAEL

28,426,566

Italy - 0.4%

Prada SpA

1,450,500

11,828,517

Japan - 0.0%

Fanuc Corp.

3,500

557,247

Korea (South) - 13.3%

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

25,820

497,304

CJ Corp.

24,943

2,436,376

Cosmax, Inc.

6,480

289,137

DGB Financial Group Co. Ltd.

393,540

4,980,971

Dongbu Insurance Co. Ltd.

267,210

12,118,952

Grand Korea Leisure Co. Ltd.

42,920

1,208,493

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

160,710

4,679,858

Honam Petrochemical Corp.

12,930

2,644,536

Hotel Shilla Co.

314,713

13,277,569

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

8,608

1,792,149

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

88,694

18,628,410

Hyundai Hysco Co. Ltd.

388,360

15,529,842

Hyundai Mobis

44,867

11,439,785

Hyundai Motor Co.

220,399

45,380,786

Hyundai Wia Corp.

25,092

4,061,870

Industrial Bank of Korea

643,160

7,078,583

Interflex Co. Ltd.

4,601

262,475

Kia Motors Corp.

521,053

28,960,135

Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.

4,236

1,740,524

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Korea (South) - continued

KT Corp.

12,310

$ 417,989

KT&G Corp.

241,611

18,414,663

LG Chemical Ltd.

83,338

23,388,941

LG Corp.

75,855

4,633,450

Lotte Samkang Co. Ltd.

15,336

10,281,951

NHN Corp.

2,225

515,273

Samsung C&T Corp.

82,372

4,480,024

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

102,273

122,879,192

Samsung Heavy Industries Ltd.

74,960

2,292,828

Silicon Works Co. Ltd.

87,326

2,238,574

SK Energy Co. Ltd.

2,948

433,959

Sung Kwang Bend Co. Ltd.

235,711

5,707,289

TK Corp. (a)

91,531

2,321,183

TOTAL KOREA (SOUTH)

375,013,071

Luxembourg - 0.5%

L'Occitane Ltd.

4,051,000

12,623,357

Malaysia - 0.3%

Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd

190,200

476,437

Malayan Banking Bhd

2,652,100

7,862,266

TOTAL MALAYSIA

8,338,703

Mexico - 3.1%

CEMEX SA de CV sponsored ADR

1,749,940

15,819,458

Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV Series L

322,685

4,135,957

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV unit

1,498,100

13,491,366

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Series O

3,860,500

21,448,860

Grupo Mexico SA de CV Series B

2,869,031

9,193,871

Grupo Televisa SA de CV

5,127,457

23,307,335

TOTAL MEXICO

87,396,847

Netherlands - 0.6%

ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)

77,500

4,260,351

Yandex NV (a)

529,500

12,326,760

TOTAL NETHERLANDS

16,587,111

Nigeria - 0.6%

Guaranty Trust Bank PLC GDR (Reg. S)

2,876,489

17,834,232

Panama - 0.9%

Banco Latinoamericano de Exporaciones SA (BLADEX) Series E

334,992

7,537,320

Copa Holdings SA Class A

177,200

16,447,704

TOTAL PANAMA

23,985,024

Philippines - 2.6%

Alliance Global Group, Inc.

17,480,300

6,328,634

Ayala Corp.

471,140

5,078,224

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

8,189,630

14,147,536

Manila Water Co., Inc.

2,015,100

1,421,847

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

2,733,240

6,317,708

 

Shares

Value

Philippine National Bank (a)

2,173,910

$ 3,808,309

PUREGOLD Price Club, Inc.

6,059,500

4,415,621

Security Bank Corp.

4,334,780

17,075,447

SM Investments Corp.

338,620

6,615,860

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

23,060,100

8,135,558

TOTAL PHILIPPINES

73,344,744

Poland - 0.5%

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

315,900

15,168,424

Russia - 3.6%

Magnit OJSC GDR (Reg. S)

16,600

589,300

Mechel Steel Group OAO sponsored ADR

137,815

875,125

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC sponsored ADR

422,061

7,234,126

NOVATEK OAO GDR (Reg. S)

193,758

22,088,412

Sberbank (Savings Bank of the Russian Federation)

15,341,500

44,911,019

Tatneft OAO sponsored ADR

168,500

6,527,690

TNK-BP Holding

172,236

351,605

Uralkali OJSC GDR (Reg. S)

456,400

17,881,752

TOTAL RUSSIA

100,459,029

Singapore - 0.4%

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

1,258,000

10,993,835

South Africa - 5.6%

African Bank Investments Ltd.

4,768,962

16,126,353

AVI Ltd.

1,754,243

11,568,638

Bidvest Group Ltd.

380,600

9,084,114

FirstRand Ltd.

4,424,260

14,685,197

Foschini Ltd.

302,764

4,395,860

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

906,370

20,590,932

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

4,987,200

18,860,211

Mr Price Group Ltd.

1,095,801

16,928,667

Nampak Ltd.

964,381

3,214,362

Naspers Ltd. Class N

426,880

27,713,611

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

455,500

9,366,731

Tongaat Hulett Ltd.

306,300

4,804,346

TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA

157,339,022

Switzerland - 1.0%

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Series A

115,158

7,468,639

Dufry AG (a)

90,900

11,536,970

Swatch Group AG (Bearer)

19,710

8,156,592

TOTAL SWITZERLAND

27,162,201

Taiwan - 3.6%

ASUSTeK Computer, Inc.

923,000

9,890,414

Chipbond Technology Corp.

2,998,000

5,080,486

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

3,567,000

8,230,599

MediaTek, Inc.

821,188

9,122,749

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

2,370,000

8,925,026

Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp.

1,097,620

4,565,588

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Taiwan - continued

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

11,416,000

$ 34,788,211

Unified-President Enterprises Corp.

10,937,710

19,321,665

TOTAL TAIWAN

99,924,738

Thailand - 4.0%

Advanced Info Service PCL (For. Reg.)

3,405,000

21,926,557

Asian Property Development PCL (For. Reg.)

22,831,800

6,476,578

Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd. (For. Reg.)

1,944,600

11,476,120

Bangkok Expressway PCL (For.Reg.)

7,473,700

6,762,151

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL (For. Reg.)

1,280,700

3,163,124

C.P. ALL PCL (For. Reg.)

8,367,800

10,845,127

Hemaraj Land & Development PCL

12,652,700

1,295,386

Home Product Center PCL (For. Reg.)

20,589,700

7,653,165

Kasikornbank PCL (For. Reg.)

82,500

484,187

PTT PCL (For. Reg.)

1,169,600

12,126,925

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (For. Reg.)

5,491,000

28,824,617

TOTAL THAILAND

111,033,937

Turkey - 3.3%

Coca-Cola Icecek A/S

719,327

13,965,177

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi A/S

2,440,000

6,479,442

TAV Havalimanlari Holding A/S

729,000

3,619,582

Turk Hava Yollari AO (a)

3,616,000

8,371,771

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A/S

5,569,395

26,596,386

Turkiye Halk Bankasi A/S

2,103,000

18,536,904

Turkiye Is Bankasi A/S Series C

4,367,000

14,861,199

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerile A/S

32,000

781,925

TOTAL TURKEY

93,212,386

United Arab Emirates - 0.1%

NMC Health PLC

1,233,181

3,601,983

United Kingdom - 1.9%

Afren PLC (a)

1,231,300

2,736,113

Aggreko PLC

313,500

10,877,078

Antofagasta PLC

143,400

2,908,846

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

61,600

3,055,336

Ophir Energy PLC (a)

976,996

8,742,398

Prudential PLC

42,420

582,579

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

549,760

12,983,809

Tullow Oil PLC

476,500

10,796,084

TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM

52,682,243

United States of America - 2.3%

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

130,650

13,713,024

Cummins, Inc.

100,540

9,408,533

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

14,000

544,320

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Class A

198,160

12,218,546

Philip Morris International, Inc.

96,640

8,558,438

 

Shares

Value

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.

95,248

$ 4,371,883

Yum! Brands, Inc.

206,420

14,472,106

TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

63,286,850

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,408,789,180)


2,700,771,672

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.3%

 

 

 

 

Russia - 0.3%

Surgutneftegaz JSC
(Cost $11,137,681)

15,516,000


9,610,219

Investment Companies - 2.0%

 

 

 

 

United States of America - 2.0%

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF
(Cost $56,917,403)

1,364,100


56,078,151

Money Market Funds - 2.4%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

29,919,473

29,919,473

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

38,537,213

38,537,213

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $68,456,686)


68,456,686

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.8%

(Cost $2,545,300,950)

2,834,916,728

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.8)%

(23,242,128)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 2,811,674,600

Security Type Abbreviations

ETF

-

Exchange-Traded Fund

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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.

(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $14,757,375 or 0.5% of net assets.

(f) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $2,299,570 or 0.1% of net assets.

Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:

Security

Acquisition Date

Acquisition Cost

Ivanplats Ltd. Class A

10/23/12

$ 2,663,584

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

$ 45,641

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

257,878

Total

$ 303,519

Other Information

Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 503,188,373

$ 482,963,003

$ 20,225,370

$ -

Consumer Staples

308,631,549

305,576,213

3,055,336

-

Energy

184,000,896

142,153,996

41,846,900

-

Financials

632,164,723

595,580,955

36,583,768

-

Health Care

39,274,237

39,274,237

-

-

Industrials

260,070,095

260,070,095

-

-

Information Technology

380,161,678

341,113,116

39,048,562

-

Materials

288,788,016

286,488,446

2,299,570

-

Telecommunication Services

79,637,412

68,133,601

11,503,811

-

Utilities

34,464,912

34,464,912

-

-

Investment Companies

56,078,151

56,078,151

-

-

Money Market Funds

68,456,686

68,456,686

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 2,834,916,728

$ 2,680,353,411

$ 154,563,317

$ -

The following is a summary of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period ended October 31, 2012. Transfers are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period, and are primarily attributable to the valuation techniques used for foreign equity securities, as discussed in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements:

Transfers

Total

Level 1 to Level 2

$ 0

Level 2 to Level 1

$ 928,909,440

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

Annual Report

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $36,461,919) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,476,844,264)

$ 2,766,460,042

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $68,456,686)

68,456,686

 

Total Investments (cost $2,545,300,950)

 

$ 2,834,916,728

Cash

 

3,018,397

Foreign currency held at value (cost $12,706,460)

12,719,558

Receivable for investments sold

86,822,118

Receivable for fund shares sold

2,169,307

Dividends receivable

5,305,231

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

26,243

Other receivables

2,320,404

Total assets

2,947,297,986

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 88,056,191

Payable for fund shares redeemed

6,240,218

Accrued management fee

1,669,645

Other affiliated payables

627,056

Other payables and accrued expenses

493,063

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

38,537,213

Total liabilities

135,623,386

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 2,811,674,600

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 2,814,999,392

Undistributed net investment income

34,119,316

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

(326,713,001)

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

289,268,893

Net Assets

$ 2,811,674,600

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Emerging Markets:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,203,756,037 ÷ 99,491,943 shares)

$ 22.15

 

 

 

Class K:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($607,918,563 ÷ 27,441,326 shares)

$ 22.15

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

Annual Report

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund
Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 86,522,575

Interest

 

105,837

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

303,519

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

86,931,931

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(8,754,391)

Total income

 

78,177,540

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 21,897,795

Transfer agent fees

7,021,581

Accounting and security lending fees

1,347,028

Custodian fees and expenses

1,845,693

Independent trustees' compensation

20,683

Registration fees

86,128

Audit

118,130

Legal

16,723

Interest

4,699

Miscellaneous

40,045

Total expenses before reductions

32,398,505

Expense reductions

(1,950,839)

30,447,666

Net investment income (loss)

47,729,874

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

26,412,836

Foreign currency transactions

(4,436,506)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

21,976,330

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

(38,607,945)

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

21,905

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(38,586,040)

Net gain (loss)

(16,609,710)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 31,120,164

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 47,729,874

$ 63,930,762

Net realized gain (loss)

21,976,330

283,847,843

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(38,586,040)

(874,036,776)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

31,120,164

(526,258,171)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(46,903,179)

(49,437,799)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

-

(24,690,435)

Total distributions

(46,903,179)

(74,128,234)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(578,640,528)

(859,245,695)

Redemption fees

392,465

1,366,825

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(594,031,078)

(1,458,265,275)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

3,405,705,678

4,863,970,953

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $34,119,316 and undistributed net investment income of $36,916,001, respectively)

$ 2,811,674,600

$ 3,405,705,678

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

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Financial Highlights - Emerging Markets

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.23

$ 25.72

$ 20.68

$ 13.71

$ 37.55

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .33

.35

.23

.17

.42 E

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.11)

(3.48)

5.05

7.03

(22.73)

Total from investment operations

  .22

(3.13)

5.28

7.20

(22.31)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.30)

(.24)

(.12)

(.24)

(.19)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.13)

(.14)

-

(1.37)

Total distributions

  (.30)

(.37)

(.25) H

(.24)

(1.56)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - G

.01

.01

.01

.03

Net asset value, end of period

$ 22.15

$ 22.23

$ 25.72

$ 20.68

$ 13.71

Total Return A

  1.03%

(12.33)%

25.76%

53.95%

(61.84)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.09%

1.07%

1.14%

1.16%

1.07%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.09%

1.07%

1.14%

1.16%

1.07%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.03%

1.01%

1.09%

1.10%

1.02%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.50%

1.38%

1.00%

1.09%

1.47% E

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 2,203,756

$ 2,907,884

$ 3,975,342

$ 3,649,582

$ 2,086,196

Portfolio turnover rate D

  176%

122%

85%

88%

63%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown. B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. E Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.09 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.17%. 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. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share. H Total distributions of $.25 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.116 and distributions from net realized gain of $.135 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class K

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.23

$ 25.75

$ 20.69

$ 13.72

$ 31.99

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .37

.40

.28

.22

.15 G

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.10)

(3.48)

5.05

7.02

(18.43)

Total from investment operations

  .27

(3.08)

5.33

7.24

(18.28)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.35)

(.32)

(.15)

(.28)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.13)

(.14)

-

-

Total distributions

  (.35)

(.45)

(.28) K

(.28)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D

  - J

.01

.01

.01

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 22.15

$ 22.23

$ 25.75

$ 20.69

$ 13.72

Total Return B, C

  1.25%

(12.17)%

26.03%

54.44%

(57.11)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .87%

.87%

.90%

.91%

.92% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .87%

.87%

.90%

.91%

.92% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .81%

.80%

.84%

.84%

.87% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.72%

1.58%

1.24%

1.35%

2.02% A, G

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 607,919

$ 497,821

$ 888,629

$ 270,075

$ 87,427

Portfolio turnover rate F

  176%

122%

85%

88%

63%

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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.71%. H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2008. I 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. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share. K Total distributions of $.28 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.148 and distributions from net realized gain of $.135 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Emerging Markets and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For restricted equity securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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 October 31, 2012, including information on transfers between Levels 1 and 2, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 356,494,948

Gross unrealized depreciation

(80,646,374)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 275,848,574

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 2,559,068,154

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 34,119,771

Capital loss carryforward

$ (312,945,798)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 275,501,689

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2017

$ (300,796,983)

No expiration

 

Short-term

(12,148,815)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (312,945,798)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 46,903,179

$ 74,128,234

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $5,371,118,757 and $5,935,273,389, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% of the Fund's average net assets.

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Emerging Markets. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K'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
Average
Net Assets

Emerging Markets

$ 6,721,313

.27

Class K

300,268

.05

 

$ 7,021,581

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $2,222 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, 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

$ 15,311,759

.38%

$ 4,699

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 $8,701 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less 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 $257,878. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $1,950,355 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $484.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Emerging Markets

$ 38,359,433

$ 38,140,950

Class K

8,543,746

11,296,849

Total

$ 46,903,179

$ 49,437,799

From net realized gain

 

 

Emerging Markets

$ -

$ 20,164,680

Class K

-

4,525,755

Total

$ -

$ 24,690,435

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Emerging Markets

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

17,560,683

35,985,818

$ 382,055,836

$ 924,231,122

Reinvestment of distributions

1,697,255

2,151,168

36,745,572

55,865,828

Shares redeemed

(50,595,892)

(61,852,310)

(1,110,238,720)

(1,567,144,468)

Net increase (decrease)

(31,337,954)

(23,715,324)

$ (691,437,312)

$ (587,047,518)

Class K

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

14,677,576

11,514,792

$ 321,820,048

$ 289,925,357

Reinvestment of distributions

395,361

610,205

8,543,746

15,822,605

Shares redeemed

(10,025,395)

(24,238,483)

(217,567,010)

(577,946,139)

Net increase (decrease)

5,047,542

(12,113,486)

$ 112,796,784

$ (272,198,177)

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 Investment Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund (a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust) at October 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 443 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

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

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

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

Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. 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 fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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 FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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Trustees and Officers - continued

The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-835-5092.

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

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

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). 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), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-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 (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 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). 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 (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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 (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), 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).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

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

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer, Edward C. Johnson 3d, and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Edward C. Johnson 3d (82)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC, and also serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of certain Fidelity Trusts, Chairman and a Director of FMR, Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc., and President of FMR LLC (2006-2007).

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

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

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (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).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

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

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

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

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

Class K designates 1% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Class K designates 88% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are $0.412 and $0.0618 for the dividend paid December 5, 2011.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

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

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, 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, 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 Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is 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, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by 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, managed by Fidelity.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

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

Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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.

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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 support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

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. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of Class K and the retail class of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Morningstar, Inc. as having an investment style similar to that of the fund based on underlying portfolio holdings. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the fund (the class with the longer performance record) was in the third quartile for the one-year period, the second quartile for the three-year period, and the fourth quartile for the five-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance between the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for the higher expense class. The Board discussed with FMR the fact that the fund underperformed its benchmark for each period measured. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will continue to closely monitor performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR if other actions to address performance are appropriate.

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

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

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

Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 7% means that 93% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.

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, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2011.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 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 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.

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Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the 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 Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR 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 fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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

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, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

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

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Fidelity Advisor®

Japan

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

Annual Report

October 31, 2012

(Fidelity Cover Art)

Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C are
classes of Fidelity® Japan Fund


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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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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) A

-6.36%

-9.22%

3.18%

Class T (incl. 3.50% sales charge) B

-4.23%

-8.87%

3.38%

Class B (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) C

-6.13%

-8.68%

3.66%

Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) D

-2.25%

-8.37%

3.67%

A Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class A shares took place on December 14, 2010. Returns prior to December 14, 2010, are those of Fidelity® Japan Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class A's 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to December 14, 2010, would have been lower.

B Class T shares bear a 0.50% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class T shares took place on December 14, 2010. Returns prior to December 14, 2010, are those of Fidelity® Japan Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class T's 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to December 14, 2010, would have been lower.

C Class B shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class B shares took place on December 14, 2010. Returns prior to December 14, 2010, are those of Fidelity Japan Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class B's 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to December 14, 2010, would have been lower. 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.

D Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class C shares took place on December 14, 2010. Returns prior to December 14, 2010, are those of Fidelity Japan Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class C's 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to December 14, 2010, would have been lower. 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.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Japan Fund - Class A on October 31, 2002, 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 Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class A took place on December 14, 2010. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class A.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Rie Shigekawa, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor® Japan Fund: For the year, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned -0.64%, -0.75%, -1.24% and -1.27%, respectively (excluding sales charges), well ahead of the TOPIX, which returned -2.93%. The fund got a sizable boost from stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector, especially the automobile/components and media groups. My choices in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and life science part of health care also lifted performance, and security selection in the software/services segment of information technology helped as well. In the latter two cases, though, the benefits were largely or entirely offset by unfavorable positioning elsewhere in the sector. The fund's biggest individual contributor was Astellas Pharma, one of the largest Japanese drug companies. Given the company's reinvigorated product pipeline and healthy dividend yield, the stock offered growth potential and relative safety, and investors rewarded it with roughly a 40% advance. Other strong performers were Otsuka, an IT services provider for small and medium-sized businesses, and So-net Entertainment, which provides Internet services to Sony customers and was partially owned by Sony. During the period, Sony acquired the remaining stake in So-net at a healthy premium to where the shares had been trading. Sony, a weak-performing benchmark component, contributed to performance because the fund didn't own it. Automaker Toyota, the fund's largest holding during the period, also contributed. Conversely, the biggest negative factors were stock selection and a large overweighting in technology hardware/equipment, a group that accounted for the four largest individual detractors from relative performance: Fujitsu, Canon, Shimadzu and Toshiba. All of these companies suffered from a weaker-than-expected global economic backdrop and a relatively expensive yen. In addition, Fujitsu and Toshiba were adversely affected by stiffer competition from South Korean and Taiwanese rivals.

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, redemption fees 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 (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Class A

1.27%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 937.50

$ 6.19

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.75

$ 6.44

Class T

1.56%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 937.40

$ 7.60

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,017.29

$ 7.91

Class B

2.02%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 934.40

$ 9.82

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.98

$ 10.23

Class C

2.01%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 935.30

$ 9.78

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,015.03

$ 10.18

Japan

.95%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 940.60

$ 4.63

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.36

$ 4.82

Institutional Class

.84%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 939.60

$ 4.10

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.91

$ 4.27

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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Japan

98.9%

 

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United States of America

1.1%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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Japan

96.0%

 

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United States of America

4.0%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

98.9

96.0

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

1.1

4.0

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Toyota Motor Corp. (Automobiles)

7.3

6.9

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Automobiles)

4.5

4.7

Canon, Inc. (Office Electronics)

4.4

4.1

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

4.1

3.5

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

3.4

3.3

Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

3.0

2.7

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Chemicals)

2.9

2.9

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Real Estate Management & Development)

2.8

3.1

Toray Industries, Inc. (Chemicals)

2.8

2.7

Shimadzu Corp. (Electronic Equipment & Components)

2.6

2.5

 

37.8

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Consumer Discretionary

26.6

22.6

Financials

20.5

18.3

Information Technology

17.3

25.1

Health Care

10.4

6.0

Materials

10.1

9.9

Industrials

8.5

7.6

Consumer Staples

2.8

3.2

Telecommunication Services

2.0

2.2

Utilities

0.7

1.1

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Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 98.9%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 26.6%

Auto Components - 4.7%

Bridgestone Corp.

280,900

$ 6,541,314

Denso Corp.

282,500

8,843,386

Keihin Corp.

175,300

2,112,472

 

17,497,172

Automobiles - 15.1%

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

567,900

17,072,918

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

727,500

6,087,561

Suzuki Motor Corp.

275,400

6,237,294

Toyota Motor Corp.

709,100

27,340,884

 

56,738,657

Household Durables - 1.6%

Panasonic Corp.

1,011,200

6,133,496

Media - 2.0%

Avex Group Holdings, Inc.

193,400

3,822,939

Jupiter Telecommunications Co.

2,685

3,649,286

 

7,472,225

Multiline Retail - 1.7%

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

889,500

6,395,753

Specialty Retail - 0.3%

Arc Land Sakamoto Co. Ltd.

86,200

1,249,322

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.2%

Onward Holdings Co. Ltd.

629,000

4,656,633

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

100,143,258

CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.8%

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.0%

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

124,000

3,824,226

Food Products - 0.6%

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

91,000

2,267,306

Personal Products - 1.2%

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

363,400

4,597,695

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

10,689,227

FINANCIALS - 20.5%

Commercial Banks - 9.7%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

3,437,800

15,552,497

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

5,340,800

8,356,644

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

411,100

12,561,985

 

36,471,126

Consumer Finance - 1.9%

ACOM Co. Ltd. (a)

85,750

2,531,789

Aeon Credit Service Co. Ltd.

226,400

4,804,229

 

7,336,018

Insurance - 1.5%

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

322,900

5,472,676

 

Shares

Value

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.6%

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

731

$ 6,455,656

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc.

383

3,497,520

 

9,953,176

Real Estate Management & Development - 4.8%

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

374,000

7,556,833

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

583,600

10,475,996

 

18,032,829

TOTAL FINANCIALS

77,265,825

HEALTH CARE - 10.4%

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.0%

ASAHI INTECC Co. Ltd. (d)

88,000

2,611,449

Terumo Corp.

114,100

4,916,748

 

7,528,197

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.8%

Message Co. Ltd. (d)

2,198

6,784,257

Pharmaceuticals - 6.6%

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

227,900

11,319,347

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

251,600

4,172,847

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

198,700

9,234,335

 

24,726,529

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

39,038,983

INDUSTRIALS - 8.5%

Electrical Equipment - 0.8%

Nidec Corp. (d)

44,900

3,194,689

Machinery - 3.7%

Kubota Corp.

679,000

6,940,549

Makita Corp.

73,000

2,885,068

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

956,000

4,023,750

 

13,849,367

Road & Rail - 2.2%

East Japan Railway Co.

101,500

6,967,556

Hitachi Transport System Ltd.

93,700

1,404,972

 

8,372,528

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.8%

Sumitomo Corp.

486,400

6,629,127

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

32,045,711

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 17.3%

Computers & Peripherals - 4.0%

Fujitsu Ltd.

1,680,000

6,460,729

Toshiba Corp.

2,360,000

8,750,595

 

15,211,324

Electronic Equipment & Components - 5.1%

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

97,100

3,363,165

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

90,600

1,982,691

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Electronic Equipment & Components - continued

Horiba Ltd.

153,400

$ 4,179,444

Shimadzu Corp.

1,426,000

9,592,409

 

19,117,709

IT Services - 2.7%

Otsuka Corp.

88,500

7,217,024

SCSK Corp.

182,000

3,096,029

 

10,313,053

Office Electronics - 4.4%

Canon, Inc.

507,500

16,493,586

Software - 1.1%

Capcom Co. Ltd.

209,500

3,991,601

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

65,127,273

MATERIALS - 10.1%

Chemicals - 9.2%

Asahi Kasei Corp.

2,006,000

11,031,367

Kaneka Corp.

427,000

2,080,709

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

110,000

1,223,600

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

305,000

2,991,545

Nitto Denko Corp.

152,200

6,901,716

Toray Industries, Inc.

1,794,000

10,472,304

 

34,701,241

Metals & Mining - 0.9%

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

333,000

3,116,009

TOTAL MATERIALS

37,817,250

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.0%

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.0%

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

5,200

7,534,942

 

Shares

Value

UTILITIES - 0.7%

Electric Utilities - 0.7%

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

330,300

$ 2,540,451

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $445,663,766)


372,202,920

Money Market Funds - 3.5%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

9,391,664

9,391,664

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

3,921,508

3,921,508

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $13,313,172)


13,313,172

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 102.4%

(Cost $458,976,938)

385,516,092

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.4)%

(9,021,583)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 376,494,509

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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

$ 15,392

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

57,669

Total

$ 73,061

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 100,143,258

$ 49,595,960

$ 50,547,298

$ -

Consumer Staples

10,689,227

10,689,227

-

-

Financials

77,265,825

40,794,699

36,471,126

-

Health Care

39,038,983

39,038,983

-

-

Industrials

32,045,711

32,045,711

-

-

Information Technology

65,127,273

48,633,687

16,493,586

-

Materials

37,817,250

37,817,250

-

-

Telecommunication Services

7,534,942

-

7,534,942

-

Utilities

2,540,451

2,540,451

-

-

Money Market Funds

13,313,172

13,313,172

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 385,516,092

$ 274,469,140

$ 111,046,952

$ -

The following is a summary of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period ended October 31, 2012. Transfers are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period, and are primarily attributable to the valuation techniques used for foreign equity securities, as discussed in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements:

Transfers

Total

Level 1 to Level 2

$ 0

Level 2 to Level 1

$ 221,614,606

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

Annual Report

Fidelity Japan Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $3,663,872) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $445,663,766)

$ 372,202,920

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $13,313,172)

13,313,172

 

Total Investments (cost $458,976,938)

 

$ 385,516,092

Receivable for investments sold

1,818,767

Receivable for fund shares sold

199,278

Dividends receivable

3,555,728

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

5,293

Other receivables

32,231

Total assets

391,127,389

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 1,472,890

Payable for fund shares redeemed

8,839,933

Accrued management fee

226,105

Distribution and service plan fees payable

10,452

Other affiliated payables

92,408

Other payables and accrued expenses

69,584

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

3,921,508

Total liabilities

14,632,880

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 376,494,509

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 662,035,138

Undistributed net investment income

5,171,198

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

(217,159,330)

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

(73,552,497)

Net Assets

$ 376,494,509

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($9,495,097 ÷ 1,020,459 shares)

$ 9.30

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $9.30)

$ 9.87

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($3,933,511 ÷ 424,072 shares)

$ 9.28

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $9.28)

$ 9.62

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($1,012,233 ÷ 109,322 shares)A

$ 9.26

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($7,015,255 ÷ 758,790 shares)A

$ 9.25

 

 

 

Japan:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($353,550,250 ÷ 37,872,939 shares)

$ 9.34

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,488,163 ÷ 159,495 shares)

$ 9.33

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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Fidelity Japan Fund
Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 10,808,030

Interest

 

66

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

73,061

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

10,881,157

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(756,562)

Total income

 

10,124,595

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

Basic fee

$ 3,118,883

Performance adjustment

256,814

Transfer agent fees

999,478

Distribution and service plan fees

143,002

Accounting and security lending fees

229,410

Custodian fees and expenses

50,443

Independent trustees' compensation

3,017

Registration fees

75,488

Audit

67,660

Legal

2,379

Miscellaneous

4,284

Total expenses before reductions

4,950,858

Expense reductions

(194,406)

4,756,452

Net investment income (loss)

5,368,143

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(9,017,678)

Foreign currency transactions

105,412

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(8,912,266)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

3,036,129

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(14,170)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

3,021,959

Net gain (loss)

(5,890,307)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (522,164)

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 5,368,143

$ 7,504,955

Net realized gain (loss)

(8,912,266)

(68,712,920)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

3,021,959

31,829,795

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

(522,164)

(29,378,170)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(7,688,787)

(9,748,982)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(2,570,905)

(10,506,757)

Total distributions

(10,259,692)

(20,255,739)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(93,975,629)

(153,265,919)

Redemption fees

61,543

492,971

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(104,695,942)

(202,406,857)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

481,190,451

683,597,308

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $5,171,198 and undistributed net investment income of $7,491,842, respectively)

$ 376,494,509

$ 481,190,451

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.54

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .09

.09

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.15)

(1.39)

Total from investment operations

  (.06)

(1.30)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.13)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.18)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - K

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.30

$ 9.54

Total Return B, C, D

  (.64)%

(11.91)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.42%

1.20% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.38%

1.20% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.36%

1.16% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .94%

1.02% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 9,495

$ 13,208

Portfolio turnover rate G

  52%

134% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.51

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .06

.07

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.13)

(1.40)

Total from investment operations

  (.07)

(1.33)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.11)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.16)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - K

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.28

$ 9.51

Total Return B, C, D

  (.75)%

(12.19)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.70%

1.48% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.66%

1.48% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.64%

1.44% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .66%

.74% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 3,934

$ 4,643

Portfolio turnover rate G

  52%

134% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.47

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .02

.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.14)

(1.39)

Total from investment operations

  (.12)

(1.37)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.04)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.09)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - K

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.26

$ 9.47

Total Return B, C, D

  (1.24)%

(12.56)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.17%

1.95% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.13%

1.95% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.11%

1.91% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .19%

.27% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,012

$ 1,458

Portfolio turnover rate G

  52%

134% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.48

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .02

.03

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.14)

(1.39)

Total from investment operations

  (.12)

(1.36)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.06)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.11)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - K

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.25

$ 9.48

Total Return B, C, D

  (1.27)%

(12.47)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.15%

1.92% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.11%

1.92% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.09%

1.88% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .21%

.30% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 7,015

$ 8,750

Portfolio turnover rate G

  52%

134% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Japan

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.57

$ 10.57

$ 10.03

$ 9.03

$ 18.00

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .12

.15

.10

.08

.10

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.14)

(.75)

.61

1.04

(6.64)

Total from investment operations

  (.02)

(.60)

.71

1.12

(6.54)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.16)

(.20)

(.07)

(.11)

(.04)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

(.21)

(.10)

(.01)

(2.39)

Total distributions

  (.21)

(.41)

(.17)

(.12)

(2.43)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - G

.01

- G

- G

- G

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.34

$ 9.57

$ 10.57

$ 10.03

$ 9.03

Total Return A

  (.19)%

(6.00)%

7.12%

12.84%

(41.88)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.09%

.86%

.93%

.90%

1.12%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.06%

.84%

.93%

.90%

1.12%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.04%

.80%

.93%

.89%

1.10%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.26%

1.38%

.97%

.90%

.72%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 353,550

$ 450,417

$ 649,316

$ 944,902

$ 1,025,334

Portfolio turnover rate D

  52%

134% F

43%

73%

78%

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 The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.57

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .12

.13

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.14)

(1.40)

Total from investment operations

  (.02)

(1.27)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.17)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.22)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D

  - J

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.33

$ 9.57

Total Return B, C

  (.18)%

(11.63)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.03%

.79% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.01%

.79% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .99%

.75% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.31%

1.43% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,488

$ 2,715

Portfolio turnover rate F

  52%

134% I

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 December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. 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. I The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Japan Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Japan and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class B shares are closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. The Fund offered Class F shares during the period June 26, 2009 through December 15, 2010 and all outstanding shares were redeemed by December 15, 2010.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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 October 31, 2012, including information on transfers between Levels 1 and 2, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. 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. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to the foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryfowards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 13,646,950

Gross unrealized depreciation

(95,986,881)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ (82,339,931)

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 467,856,023

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 8,180,595

Capital loss carryforward

$ (211,289,523)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ (82,431,582)

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (7,195,987)

2017

(66,780,238)

2018

(26,887,863)

2019

(98,806,037)

Total with expiration

(199,670,125)

No expiration

 

Short-term

(2,193,630)

Long-term

(9,425,768)

Total no expiration

(11,619,398)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (211,289,523)

At October 31, 2011, the Fund reported a total capital loss carryforward amount of $523,526,201. As a result of large redemptions in December 2010, the Fund had an "ownership change" under the Internal Revenue Code, which limits capital losses that would be available to offset future gains to $18,885,324 per year, including adjustments for certain gains and losses in the Fund existing at the time of the ownership change. The impact of this ownership change to the total capital loss carryforward amount reported at October 31, 2011 was not properly reflected in the Fund's financial statements. As a result, an adjustment of $323,400,279 was made between Accumulated Undistributed Net Realized Loss and Paid In Capital in the current period to reflect the amount of losses that will expire unused resulting from the ownership change. This adjustment was not considered material to the financial statements of the Fund.

In addition, the Fund acquired $25,965,572 of capital loss carryforwards from the Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund when it merged with that fund on December 17, 2010. Under the Internal Revenue Code, the losses acquired from the Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund that will be available to offset future capital gains of the Fund will be limited. As a result, at least $17,152,282 of the losses acquired from Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund will expire unused.

The total capital loss carryforward amounts reported in the table above reflect the deduction of amounts relating to the ownership change and merger that are expected to expire unused.

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 10,259,692

$ 20,255,739

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares purchased by investors and held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short sales and short-term securities, aggregated $221,392,251 and $306,262,922, respectively.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Japan as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .77% 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 FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 29,171

$ 772

Class T

.25%

.25%

21,850

83

Class B

.75%

.25%

12,679

9,525

Class C

.75%

.25%

79,302

21,124

 

 

 

$ 143,002

$ 31,504

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

$ 2,962

Class T

1,060

Class B*

1,711

Class C*

2,026

 

$ 7,759

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

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account. 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
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 35,249

.30

Class T

14,791

.34

Class B

3,843

.30

Class C

22,142

.28

Japan

920,315

.22

Institutional Class

3,138

.16

 

$ 999,478

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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.

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6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $1,244 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $57,669. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of average net assets as noted in the table below. Some expenses, for example interest expense, including commitment fees, are excluded from this reimbursement.

The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:

 

Expense
Limitations

Reimbursement
from adviser

Class A

1.45%

$ 4,359

Class T

1.70%

1,853

Class B

2.20%

481

Class C

2.20%

2,553

Japan

1.20%

97,123

Institutional Class

1.20%

460

 

 

$ 106,829

Effective January 1, 2012 the expense limitations were discontinued.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $87,577 for the period.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 A, B

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 168,535

$ -

Class T

50,833

-

Class B

6,144

-

Class C

52,214

-

Japan

7,354,386

9,544,936

Class F

-

204,046

Institutional Class

56,675

-

Total

$ 7,688,787

$ 9,748,982

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

9. Distributions to Shareholders - continued

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 A, B

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ 69,007

$ -

Class T

24,703

-

Class B

7,792

-

Class C

46,858

-

Japan

2,405,209

10,328,111

Class F

-

178,646

Institutional Class

17,336

-

Total

$ 2,570,905

$ 10,506,757

A Distributions for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class are for the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011.

B All Class F shares were redeemed on December 15, 2010.

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 A, B

2012

2011 A, B

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

272,417

902,250

$ 2,571,605

$ 9,266,531

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

1,458,691

-

15,812,213

Reinvestment of distributions

22,132

-

206,271

-

Shares redeemed

(659,149)

(975,882)

(6,253,228)

(10,202,627)

Net increase (decrease)

(364,600)

1,385,059

$ (3,475,352)

$ 14,876,117

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

61,409

132,383

$ 587,072

$ 1,384,063

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

487,882

-

5,288,638

Reinvestment of distributions

7,853

-

73,111

-

Shares redeemed

(133,261)

(132,194)

(1,264,265)

(1,415,637)

Net increase (decrease)

(63,999)

488,071

$ (604,082)

$ 5,257,064

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

6,716

15,198

$ 66,720

$ 161,868

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

224,548

-

2,434,105

Reinvestment of distributions

1,058

-

9,881

-

Shares redeemed

(52,372)

(85,826)

(495,118)

(926,239)

Net increase (decrease)

(44,598)

153,920

$ (418,517)

$ 1,669,734

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

108,642

711,218

$ 1,051,805

$ 7,424,606

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

857,308

-

9,293,223

Reinvestment of distributions

7,654

-

71,333

-

Shares redeemed

(280,979)

(645,053)

(2,637,126)

(6,643,542)

Net increase (decrease)

(164,683)

923,473

$ (1,513,988)

$ 10,074,287

Japan

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

2,737,496

16,755,813

$ 26,290,775

$ 180,371,996

Reinvestment of distributions

1,014,920

1,718,167

9,459,053

18,229,748

Shares redeemed

(12,951,522)

(32,842,865)

(122,521,103)

(351,598,189)

Net increase (decrease)

(9,199,106)

(14,368,885)

$ (86,771,275)

$ (152,996,445)

Class F

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

-

346,757

$ -

$ 3,766,116

Reinvestment of distributions

-

36,103

-

382,692

Shares redeemed

-

(3,617,960)

-

(39,396,699)

Net increase (decrease)

-

(3,235,100)

$ -

$ (35,247,891)

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10. Share Transactions - continued

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 A, B

2012

2011 A, B

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

238,239

324,072

$ 2,250,127

$ 3,355,850

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

420,228

-

4,555,276

Reinvestment of distributions

6,735

-

62,700

-

Shares redeemed

(369,198)

(460,581)

(3,505,242)

(4,809,911)

Net increase (decrease)

(124,224)

283,719

$ (1,192,415)

$ 3,101,215

A Share transactions for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class are for the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011.

B All Class F shares were redeemed on December 15, 2010.

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.

At the end of the period, Strategic Advisors International Fund was the owner of record of approximately 40% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund. Mutual funds managed by Strategic Advisors, Inc., an affiliate of FMR, were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 46% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

12. Merger Information.

On December 17, 2010, the Fund acquired all of the assets and assumed all of the liabilities of the Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund ("Target Fund") pursuant to an agreement and plan of reorganization approved by the Board of Trustees ("The Board") on July 14, 2010. The reorganization provides shareholders of the Target Fund access to a larger portfolio with the same investment objective and lower expenses. The acquisition was accomplished by an exchange of 1,458,691 Class A shares, 487,882 Class T shares, 224,548 Class B shares, 857,308 Class C shares, and 420,228 Institutional Class shares of the Fund, respectively, for 1,347,662 Class A shares, 458,320 Class T shares, 220,839 Class B shares, 837,651 Class C shares, and 377,690 Institutional Class shares then outstanding (valued at $11.73, $11.54, $11.02, $11.09 and $12.06 per share for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional Class, respectively) of the Target Fund. The reorganization qualified as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes with no gain or loss recognized to the funds or their shareholders. The Target Fund's net assets, including securities of $37,429,891 unrealized depreciation of $(2,434,247), cash of $6,456 and net other liabilities of $(52,892), were combined with the Fund's net assets of $515,046,445 for total net assets after the acquisition of $552,429,900.

Pro forma results of operations of the combined entity for the entire period ended October 31, 2011, as though the acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of the year (rather than on the actual acquisition date), are as follows:

Net investment income (loss)

$ 7,426,258

Total net realized gain (loss)

(68,640,546)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

34,276,793

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (26,937,495)

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the acquired fund that have been included in the Fund's accompanying Statement of Operations since December 17, 2010.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Investment Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Japan Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Japan Fund (a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust) at October 31, 2012, 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 periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Japan Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 443 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

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

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

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

Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. 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 fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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 FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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Trustees and Officers - continued

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

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

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

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). 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), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-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 (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 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). 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 (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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 (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), 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).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

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

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer, Edward C. Johnson 3d, and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Edward C. Johnson 3d (82)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC, and also serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of certain Fidelity Trusts, Chairman and a Director of FMR, Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc., and President of FMR LLC (2006-2007).

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

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

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (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).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

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

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

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

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Japan 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, and dividends derived from net investment income:

 

Pay Date

Record Date

Dividends

Capital Gains

Class A

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.106

$0.079

Class T

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.078

$0.079

Class B

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.000

$0.068

Class C

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.012

$0.079

Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C 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 amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:

 

Pay Date

Income

Taxes

Class A

12/12/2011

$0.098

$0.0181

Class T

12/12/2011

$0.088

$0.0181

Class B

12/12/2011

$0.055

$0.0181

Class C

12/12/2011

$0.063

$0.0181

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Japan Fund

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

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, 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, 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 Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is 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, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by 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, managed by Fidelity.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

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

Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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.

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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 support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

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. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class C of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper, Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of the retail class and Class C show the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the fund or class indicated.

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the fund was in the fourth quartile for the one- and five-year periods and the second quartile for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for the one- and five-year periods, although the three-year cumulative total return of the retail class compared favorably to its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year.

The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

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

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

Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 17% means that 83% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

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

Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. 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.

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The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional Class, and the retail class ranked below its competitive median for 2011 and the total expense ratio of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2011. The Board considered that various factors, including 12b-1 fees, positive or negative performance adjustments, and relatively higher other expenses in the case of small fund size, 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. 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.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 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 the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable, although Class T was above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the 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 Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR 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 fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

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, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

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

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

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

Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.

FIL Investment Advisors

FIL Investments (Japan) Limited

FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited

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

JPMorgan Chase Bank

New York, NY

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Fidelity Advisor®

Japan

Fund - Institutional Class

Annual Report

October 31, 2012

(Fidelity Cover Art)

Institutional Class is a class of
Fidelity® Japan Fund


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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Institutional Class A

-0.18%

-8.00%

3.88%

A The initial offering of Institutional Class shares took place on December 14, 2010. Returns prior to December 14, 2010, are those of Fidelity® Japan Fund, the original class of the fund.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Japan Fund - Institutional Class on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) performed over the same period. The initial offering of Institutional Class took place on December 14, 2010. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Institutional Class.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Rie Shigekawa, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor® Japan Fund: For the year, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned -0.18%, well ahead of the TOPIX, which returned -2.93%. The fund got a sizable boost from stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector, especially the automobile/components and media groups. My choices in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and life science part of health care also lifted performance, and security selection in the software/services segment of information technology helped as well. In the latter two cases, though, the benefits were largely or entirely offset by unfavorable positioning elsewhere in the sector. The fund's biggest individual contributor was Astellas Pharma, one of the largest Japanese drug companies. Given the company's reinvigorated product pipeline and healthy dividend yield, the stock offered growth potential and relative safety, and investors rewarded it with roughly a 40% advance. Other strong performers were Otsuka, an IT services provider for small and medium-sized businesses, and So-net Entertainment, which provides Internet services to Sony customers and was partially owned by Sony. During the period, Sony acquired the remaining stake in So-net at a healthy premium to where the shares had been trading. Sony, a weak-performing benchmark component, contributed to performance because the fund didn't own it. Automaker Toyota, the fund's largest holding during the period, also contributed. Conversely, the biggest negative factors were stock selection and a large overweighting in technology hardware/equipment, a group that accounted for the four largest individual detractors from relative performance: Fujitsu, Canon, Shimadzu and Toshiba. All of these companies suffered from a weaker-than-expected global economic backdrop and a relatively expensive yen. In addition, Fujitsu and Toshiba were adversely affected by stiffer competition from South Korean and Taiwanese rivals.

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, redemption fees 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 (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Class A

1.27%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 937.50

$ 6.19

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.75

$ 6.44

Class T

1.56%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 937.40

$ 7.60

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,017.29

$ 7.91

Class B

2.02%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 934.40

$ 9.82

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.98

$ 10.23

Class C

2.01%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 935.30

$ 9.78

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,015.03

$ 10.18

Japan

.95%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 940.60

$ 4.63

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.36

$ 4.82

Institutional Class

.84%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 939.60

$ 4.10

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.91

$ 4.27

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

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Japan

98.9%

 

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United States of America

1.1%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

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Japan

96.0%

 

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United States of America

4.0%

 

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Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

98.9

96.0

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

1.1

4.0

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Toyota Motor Corp. (Automobiles)

7.3

6.9

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Automobiles)

4.5

4.7

Canon, Inc. (Office Electronics)

4.4

4.1

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

4.1

3.5

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Commercial Banks)

3.4

3.3

Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Pharmaceuticals)

3.0

2.7

Asahi Kasei Corp. (Chemicals)

2.9

2.9

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (Real Estate Management & Development)

2.8

3.1

Toray Industries, Inc. (Chemicals)

2.8

2.7

Shimadzu Corp. (Electronic Equipment & Components)

2.6

2.5

 

37.8

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Consumer Discretionary

26.6

22.6

Financials

20.5

18.3

Information Technology

17.3

25.1

Health Care

10.4

6.0

Materials

10.1

9.9

Industrials

8.5

7.6

Consumer Staples

2.8

3.2

Telecommunication Services

2.0

2.2

Utilities

0.7

1.1

Annual Report

Fidelity Japan Fund


Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 98.9%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 26.6%

Auto Components - 4.7%

Bridgestone Corp.

280,900

$ 6,541,314

Denso Corp.

282,500

8,843,386

Keihin Corp.

175,300

2,112,472

 

17,497,172

Automobiles - 15.1%

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

567,900

17,072,918

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

727,500

6,087,561

Suzuki Motor Corp.

275,400

6,237,294

Toyota Motor Corp.

709,100

27,340,884

 

56,738,657

Household Durables - 1.6%

Panasonic Corp.

1,011,200

6,133,496

Media - 2.0%

Avex Group Holdings, Inc.

193,400

3,822,939

Jupiter Telecommunications Co.

2,685

3,649,286

 

7,472,225

Multiline Retail - 1.7%

Marui Group Co. Ltd.

889,500

6,395,753

Specialty Retail - 0.3%

Arc Land Sakamoto Co. Ltd.

86,200

1,249,322

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.2%

Onward Holdings Co. Ltd.

629,000

4,656,633

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

100,143,258

CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.8%

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.0%

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

124,000

3,824,226

Food Products - 0.6%

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

91,000

2,267,306

Personal Products - 1.2%

Shiseido Co. Ltd.

363,400

4,597,695

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

10,689,227

FINANCIALS - 20.5%

Commercial Banks - 9.7%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

3,437,800

15,552,497

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

5,340,800

8,356,644

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

411,100

12,561,985

 

36,471,126

Consumer Finance - 1.9%

ACOM Co. Ltd. (a)

85,750

2,531,789

Aeon Credit Service Co. Ltd.

226,400

4,804,229

 

7,336,018

Insurance - 1.5%

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

322,900

5,472,676

 

Shares

Value

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.6%

Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.

731

$ 6,455,656

Japan Logistics Fund, Inc.

383

3,497,520

 

9,953,176

Real Estate Management & Development - 4.8%

Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.

374,000

7,556,833

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

583,600

10,475,996

 

18,032,829

TOTAL FINANCIALS

77,265,825

HEALTH CARE - 10.4%

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.0%

ASAHI INTECC Co. Ltd. (d)

88,000

2,611,449

Terumo Corp.

114,100

4,916,748

 

7,528,197

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.8%

Message Co. Ltd. (d)

2,198

6,784,257

Pharmaceuticals - 6.6%

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

227,900

11,319,347

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

251,600

4,172,847

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

198,700

9,234,335

 

24,726,529

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

39,038,983

INDUSTRIALS - 8.5%

Electrical Equipment - 0.8%

Nidec Corp. (d)

44,900

3,194,689

Machinery - 3.7%

Kubota Corp.

679,000

6,940,549

Makita Corp.

73,000

2,885,068

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

956,000

4,023,750

 

13,849,367

Road & Rail - 2.2%

East Japan Railway Co.

101,500

6,967,556

Hitachi Transport System Ltd.

93,700

1,404,972

 

8,372,528

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.8%

Sumitomo Corp.

486,400

6,629,127

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

32,045,711

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 17.3%

Computers & Peripherals - 4.0%

Fujitsu Ltd.

1,680,000

6,460,729

Toshiba Corp.

2,360,000

8,750,595

 

15,211,324

Electronic Equipment & Components - 5.1%

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

97,100

3,363,165

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

90,600

1,982,691

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Electronic Equipment & Components - continued

Horiba Ltd.

153,400

$ 4,179,444

Shimadzu Corp.

1,426,000

9,592,409

 

19,117,709

IT Services - 2.7%

Otsuka Corp.

88,500

7,217,024

SCSK Corp.

182,000

3,096,029

 

10,313,053

Office Electronics - 4.4%

Canon, Inc.

507,500

16,493,586

Software - 1.1%

Capcom Co. Ltd.

209,500

3,991,601

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

65,127,273

MATERIALS - 10.1%

Chemicals - 9.2%

Asahi Kasei Corp.

2,006,000

11,031,367

Kaneka Corp.

427,000

2,080,709

Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd.

110,000

1,223,600

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.

305,000

2,991,545

Nitto Denko Corp.

152,200

6,901,716

Toray Industries, Inc.

1,794,000

10,472,304

 

34,701,241

Metals & Mining - 0.9%

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

333,000

3,116,009

TOTAL MATERIALS

37,817,250

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.0%

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.0%

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

5,200

7,534,942

 

Shares

Value

UTILITIES - 0.7%

Electric Utilities - 0.7%

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

330,300

$ 2,540,451

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $445,663,766)


372,202,920

Money Market Funds - 3.5%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

9,391,664

9,391,664

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

3,921,508

3,921,508

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $13,313,172)


13,313,172

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 102.4%

(Cost $458,976,938)

385,516,092

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.4)%

(9,021,583)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 376,494,509

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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

$ 15,392

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

57,669

Total

$ 73,061

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 100,143,258

$ 49,595,960

$ 50,547,298

$ -

Consumer Staples

10,689,227

10,689,227

-

-

Financials

77,265,825

40,794,699

36,471,126

-

Health Care

39,038,983

39,038,983

-

-

Industrials

32,045,711

32,045,711

-

-

Information Technology

65,127,273

48,633,687

16,493,586

-

Materials

37,817,250

37,817,250

-

-

Telecommunication Services

7,534,942

-

7,534,942

-

Utilities

2,540,451

2,540,451

-

-

Money Market Funds

13,313,172

13,313,172

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 385,516,092

$ 274,469,140

$ 111,046,952

$ -

The following is a summary of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the period ended October 31, 2012. Transfers are assumed to have occurred at the beginning of the period, and are primarily attributable to the valuation techniques used for foreign equity securities, as discussed in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements:

Transfers

Total

Level 1 to Level 2

$ 0

Level 2 to Level 1

$ 221,614,606

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

Annual Report

Fidelity Japan Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $3,663,872) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $445,663,766)

$ 372,202,920

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $13,313,172)

13,313,172

 

Total Investments (cost $458,976,938)

 

$ 385,516,092

Receivable for investments sold

1,818,767

Receivable for fund shares sold

199,278

Dividends receivable

3,555,728

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

5,293

Other receivables

32,231

Total assets

391,127,389

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 1,472,890

Payable for fund shares redeemed

8,839,933

Accrued management fee

226,105

Distribution and service plan fees payable

10,452

Other affiliated payables

92,408

Other payables and accrued expenses

69,584

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

3,921,508

Total liabilities

14,632,880

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 376,494,509

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 662,035,138

Undistributed net investment income

5,171,198

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

(217,159,330)

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

(73,552,497)

Net Assets

$ 376,494,509

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($9,495,097 ÷ 1,020,459 shares)

$ 9.30

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $9.30)

$ 9.87

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($3,933,511 ÷ 424,072 shares)

$ 9.28

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $9.28)

$ 9.62

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($1,012,233 ÷ 109,322 shares)A

$ 9.26

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($7,015,255 ÷ 758,790 shares)A

$ 9.25

 

 

 

Japan:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($353,550,250 ÷ 37,872,939 shares)

$ 9.34

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,488,163 ÷ 159,495 shares)

$ 9.33

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.

Annual Report

Fidelity Japan Fund
Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

 

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Investment Income

 

 

Dividends

 

$ 10,808,030

Interest

 

66

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

73,061

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

10,881,157

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(756,562)

Total income

 

10,124,595

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

Basic fee

$ 3,118,883

Performance adjustment

256,814

Transfer agent fees

999,478

Distribution and service plan fees

143,002

Accounting and security lending fees

229,410

Custodian fees and expenses

50,443

Independent trustees' compensation

3,017

Registration fees

75,488

Audit

67,660

Legal

2,379

Miscellaneous

4,284

Total expenses before reductions

4,950,858

Expense reductions

(194,406)

4,756,452

Net investment income (loss)

5,368,143

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(9,017,678)

Foreign currency transactions

105,412

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(8,912,266)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

3,036,129

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(14,170)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

3,021,959

Net gain (loss)

(5,890,307)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (522,164)

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 5,368,143

$ 7,504,955

Net realized gain (loss)

(8,912,266)

(68,712,920)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

3,021,959

31,829,795

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

(522,164)

(29,378,170)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(7,688,787)

(9,748,982)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(2,570,905)

(10,506,757)

Total distributions

(10,259,692)

(20,255,739)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(93,975,629)

(153,265,919)

Redemption fees

61,543

492,971

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(104,695,942)

(202,406,857)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

481,190,451

683,597,308

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $5,171,198 and undistributed net investment income of $7,491,842, respectively)

$ 376,494,509

$ 481,190,451

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.54

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .09

.09

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.15)

(1.39)

Total from investment operations

  (.06)

(1.30)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.13)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.18)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - K

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.30

$ 9.54

Total Return B, C, D

  (.64)%

(11.91)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.42%

1.20% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.38%

1.20% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.36%

1.16% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .94%

1.02% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 9,495

$ 13,208

Portfolio turnover rate G

  52%

134% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.51

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .06

.07

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.13)

(1.40)

Total from investment operations

  (.07)

(1.33)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.11)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.16)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - K

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.28

$ 9.51

Total Return B, C, D

  (.75)%

(12.19)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.70%

1.48% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.66%

1.48% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.64%

1.44% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .66%

.74% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 3,934

$ 4,643

Portfolio turnover rate G

  52%

134% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.47

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .02

.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.14)

(1.39)

Total from investment operations

  (.12)

(1.37)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.04)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.09)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - K

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.26

$ 9.47

Total Return B, C, D

  (1.24)%

(12.56)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.17%

1.95% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.13%

1.95% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.11%

1.91% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .19%

.27% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,012

$ 1,458

Portfolio turnover rate G

  52%

134% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.48

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .02

.03

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.14)

(1.39)

Total from investment operations

  (.12)

(1.36)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.06)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.11)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  - K

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.25

$ 9.48

Total Return B, C, D

  (1.27)%

(12.47)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.15%

1.92% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.11%

1.92% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.09%

1.88% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .21%

.30% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 7,015

$ 8,750

Portfolio turnover rate G

  52%

134% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Japan

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.57

$ 10.57

$ 10.03

$ 9.03

$ 18.00

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .12

.15

.10

.08

.10

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.14)

(.75)

.61

1.04

(6.64)

Total from investment operations

  (.02)

(.60)

.71

1.12

(6.54)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.16)

(.20)

(.07)

(.11)

(.04)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

(.21)

(.10)

(.01)

(2.39)

Total distributions

  (.21)

(.41)

(.17)

(.12)

(2.43)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  - G

.01

- G

- G

- G

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.34

$ 9.57

$ 10.57

$ 10.03

$ 9.03

Total Return A

  (.19)%

(6.00)%

7.12%

12.84%

(41.88)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.09%

.86%

.93%

.90%

1.12%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.06%

.84%

.93%

.90%

1.12%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.04%

.80%

.93%

.89%

1.10%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.26%

1.38%

.97%

.90%

.72%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 353,550

$ 450,417

$ 649,316

$ 944,902

$ 1,025,334

Portfolio turnover rate D

  52%

134% F

43%

73%

78%

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 The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 9.57

$ 10.83

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .12

.13

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (.14)

(1.40)

Total from investment operations

  (.02)

(1.27)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.17)

-

Distributions from net realized gain

  (.05)

-

Total distributions

  (.22)

-

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D

  - J

.01

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.33

$ 9.57

Total Return B, C

  (.18)%

(11.63)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.03%

.79% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.01%

.79% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .99%

.75% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.31%

1.43% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 1,488

$ 2,715

Portfolio turnover rate F

  52%

134% I

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 December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011. 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. I The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Japan Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Japan and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class B shares are closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. The Fund offered Class F shares during the period June 26, 2009 through December 15, 2010 and all outstanding shares were redeemed by December 15, 2010.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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 October 31, 2012, including information on transfers between Levels 1 and 2, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. 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. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to the foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryfowards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 13,646,950

Gross unrealized depreciation

(95,986,881)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ (82,339,931)

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 467,856,023

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 8,180,595

Capital loss carryforward

$ (211,289,523)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ (82,431,582)

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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (7,195,987)

2017

(66,780,238)

2018

(26,887,863)

2019

(98,806,037)

Total with expiration

(199,670,125)

No expiration

 

Short-term

(2,193,630)

Long-term

(9,425,768)

Total no expiration

(11,619,398)

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (211,289,523)

At October 31, 2011, the Fund reported a total capital loss carryforward amount of $523,526,201. As a result of large redemptions in December 2010, the Fund had an "ownership change" under the Internal Revenue Code, which limits capital losses that would be available to offset future gains to $18,885,324 per year, including adjustments for certain gains and losses in the Fund existing at the time of the ownership change. The impact of this ownership change to the total capital loss carryforward amount reported at October 31, 2011 was not properly reflected in the Fund's financial statements. As a result, an adjustment of $323,400,279 was made between Accumulated Undistributed Net Realized Loss and Paid In Capital in the current period to reflect the amount of losses that will expire unused resulting from the ownership change. This adjustment was not considered material to the financial statements of the Fund.

In addition, the Fund acquired $25,965,572 of capital loss carryforwards from the Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund when it merged with that fund on December 17, 2010. Under the Internal Revenue Code, the losses acquired from the Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund that will be available to offset future capital gains of the Fund will be limited. As a result, at least $17,152,282 of the losses acquired from Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund will expire unused.

The total capital loss carryforward amounts reported in the table above reflect the deduction of amounts relating to the ownership change and merger that are expected to expire unused.

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 10,259,692

$ 20,255,739

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares purchased by investors and held in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short sales and short-term securities, aggregated $221,392,251 and $306,262,922, respectively.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Japan as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .77% 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 FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 29,171

$ 772

Class T

.25%

.25%

21,850

83

Class B

.75%

.25%

12,679

9,525

Class C

.75%

.25%

79,302

21,124

 

 

 

$ 143,002

$ 31,504

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

$ 2,962

Class T

1,060

Class B*

1,711

Class C*

2,026

 

$ 7,759

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

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account. 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
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 35,249

.30

Class T

14,791

.34

Class B

3,843

.30

Class C

22,142

.28

Japan

920,315

.22

Institutional Class

3,138

.16

 

$ 999,478

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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.

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6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $1,244 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $57,669. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of average net assets as noted in the table below. Some expenses, for example interest expense, including commitment fees, are excluded from this reimbursement.

The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:

 

Expense
Limitations

Reimbursement
from adviser

Class A

1.45%

$ 4,359

Class T

1.70%

1,853

Class B

2.20%

481

Class C

2.20%

2,553

Japan

1.20%

97,123

Institutional Class

1.20%

460

 

 

$ 106,829

Effective January 1, 2012 the expense limitations were discontinued.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $87,577 for the period.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 A, B

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 168,535

$ -

Class T

50,833

-

Class B

6,144

-

Class C

52,214

-

Japan

7,354,386

9,544,936

Class F

-

204,046

Institutional Class

56,675

-

Total

$ 7,688,787

$ 9,748,982

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

9. Distributions to Shareholders - continued

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 A, B

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ 69,007

$ -

Class T

24,703

-

Class B

7,792

-

Class C

46,858

-

Japan

2,405,209

10,328,111

Class F

-

178,646

Institutional Class

17,336

-

Total

$ 2,570,905

$ 10,506,757

A Distributions for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class are for the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011.

B All Class F shares were redeemed on December 15, 2010.

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 A, B

2012

2011 A, B

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

272,417

902,250

$ 2,571,605

$ 9,266,531

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

1,458,691

-

15,812,213

Reinvestment of distributions

22,132

-

206,271

-

Shares redeemed

(659,149)

(975,882)

(6,253,228)

(10,202,627)

Net increase (decrease)

(364,600)

1,385,059

$ (3,475,352)

$ 14,876,117

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

61,409

132,383

$ 587,072

$ 1,384,063

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

487,882

-

5,288,638

Reinvestment of distributions

7,853

-

73,111

-

Shares redeemed

(133,261)

(132,194)

(1,264,265)

(1,415,637)

Net increase (decrease)

(63,999)

488,071

$ (604,082)

$ 5,257,064

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

6,716

15,198

$ 66,720

$ 161,868

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

224,548

-

2,434,105

Reinvestment of distributions

1,058

-

9,881

-

Shares redeemed

(52,372)

(85,826)

(495,118)

(926,239)

Net increase (decrease)

(44,598)

153,920

$ (418,517)

$ 1,669,734

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

108,642

711,218

$ 1,051,805

$ 7,424,606

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

857,308

-

9,293,223

Reinvestment of distributions

7,654

-

71,333

-

Shares redeemed

(280,979)

(645,053)

(2,637,126)

(6,643,542)

Net increase (decrease)

(164,683)

923,473

$ (1,513,988)

$ 10,074,287

Japan

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

2,737,496

16,755,813

$ 26,290,775

$ 180,371,996

Reinvestment of distributions

1,014,920

1,718,167

9,459,053

18,229,748

Shares redeemed

(12,951,522)

(32,842,865)

(122,521,103)

(351,598,189)

Net increase (decrease)

(9,199,106)

(14,368,885)

$ (86,771,275)

$ (152,996,445)

Class F

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

-

346,757

$ -

$ 3,766,116

Reinvestment of distributions

-

36,103

-

382,692

Shares redeemed

-

(3,617,960)

-

(39,396,699)

Net increase (decrease)

-

(3,235,100)

$ -

$ (35,247,891)

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10. Share Transactions - continued

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011 A, B

2012

2011 A, B

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

238,239

324,072

$ 2,250,127

$ 3,355,850

Issued in exchange for shares of Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund

-

420,228

-

4,555,276

Reinvestment of distributions

6,735

-

62,700

-

Shares redeemed

(369,198)

(460,581)

(3,505,242)

(4,809,911)

Net increase (decrease)

(124,224)

283,719

$ (1,192,415)

$ 3,101,215

A Share transactions for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class are for the period December 14, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2011.

B All Class F shares were redeemed on December 15, 2010.

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.

At the end of the period, Strategic Advisors International Fund was the owner of record of approximately 40% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund. Mutual funds managed by Strategic Advisors, Inc., an affiliate of FMR, were the owners of record, in the aggregate, of approximately 46% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

12. Merger Information.

On December 17, 2010, the Fund acquired all of the assets and assumed all of the liabilities of the Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund ("Target Fund") pursuant to an agreement and plan of reorganization approved by the Board of Trustees ("The Board") on July 14, 2010. The reorganization provides shareholders of the Target Fund access to a larger portfolio with the same investment objective and lower expenses. The acquisition was accomplished by an exchange of 1,458,691 Class A shares, 487,882 Class T shares, 224,548 Class B shares, 857,308 Class C shares, and 420,228 Institutional Class shares of the Fund, respectively, for 1,347,662 Class A shares, 458,320 Class T shares, 220,839 Class B shares, 837,651 Class C shares, and 377,690 Institutional Class shares then outstanding (valued at $11.73, $11.54, $11.02, $11.09 and $12.06 per share for Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional Class, respectively) of the Target Fund. The reorganization qualified as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes with no gain or loss recognized to the funds or their shareholders. The Target Fund's net assets, including securities of $37,429,891 unrealized depreciation of $(2,434,247), cash of $6,456 and net other liabilities of $(52,892), were combined with the Fund's net assets of $515,046,445 for total net assets after the acquisition of $552,429,900.

Pro forma results of operations of the combined entity for the entire period ended October 31, 2011, as though the acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of the year (rather than on the actual acquisition date), are as follows:

Net investment income (loss)

$ 7,426,258

Total net realized gain (loss)

(68,640,546)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

34,276,793

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (26,937,495)

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the acquired fund that have been included in the Fund's accompanying Statement of Operations since December 17, 2010.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Investment Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Japan Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Japan Fund (a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust) at October 31, 2012, 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 periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Japan Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 443 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

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

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

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

Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. 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 fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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 FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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Trustees and Officers - continued

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

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

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

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). 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), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-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 (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 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). 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 (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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 (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), 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).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

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

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer, Edward C. Johnson 3d, and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Edward C. Johnson 3d (82)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC, and also serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of certain Fidelity Trusts, Chairman and a Director of FMR, Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc., and President of FMR LLC (2006-2007).

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

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

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (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).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

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

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

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

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Japan 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, and dividends derived from net investment income:

 

Pay Date

Record Date

Dividends

Capital Gains

Institutional Class

12/10/12

12/07/12

$0.154

$0.079

Institutional Class designates 100% of the dividends distributed on December 9, 2011 as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:

 

Pay Date

Income

Taxes

Institutional Class

12/12/2011

$0.119

$0.0181

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Japan Fund

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

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, 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, 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 Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is 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, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by 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, managed by Fidelity.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

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

Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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.

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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 support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

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. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class C of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper, Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of the retail class and Class C show the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the fund or class indicated.

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the fund was in the fourth quartile for the one- and five-year periods and the second quartile for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for the one- and five-year periods, although the three-year cumulative total return of the retail class compared favorably to its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year.

The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

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

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

Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 17% means that 83% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

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

Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. 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.

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The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional Class, and the retail class ranked below its competitive median for 2011 and the total expense ratio of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2011. The Board considered that various factors, including 12b-1 fees, positive or negative performance adjustments, and relatively higher other expenses in the case of small fund size, 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. 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.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 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 the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable, although Class T was above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the 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 Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR 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 fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

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, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

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

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

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

Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.

FIL Investment Advisors

FIL Investments (Japan) Limited

FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited

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

JPMorgan Chase Bank

New York, NY

(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
www.fidelity.com

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Fidelity Advisor®

Latin America Fund -

Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C

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October 31, 2012

(Fidelity Cover Art)

Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C are
classes of Fidelity® Latin America Fund


Contents

Performance

3

How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

4

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

Shareholder Expense Example

5

An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

6

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

Investments

7

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

Financial Statements

9

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

Notes

14

Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

20

 

Trustees and Officers

21

 

Distributions

27

 

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

28

 

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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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

  Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge ) A

-10.68%

-5.38%

20.45%

  Class T (incl. 3.50% sales charge) B

-8.79%

-5.04%

20.67%

  Class B (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) C

-10.63%

-4.90%

20.97%

  Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) D

-6.87%

-4.55%

20.98%

A Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class A shares took place on September 28, 2010. Returns prior to September 28, 2010 are those of Fidelity® Latin America Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class A's 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to September 28, 2010, would have been lower.

B Class T shares bear a 0.50% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class T shares took place on September 28, 2010. Returns prior to September 28, 2010 are those of Fidelity® Latin America Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class T's 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to September 28, 2010, would have been lower.

C Class B shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class B shares took place on September 28, 2010. Returns prior to September 28, 2010 are those of Fidelity Latin America Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class B's 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to September 28, 2010, would have been lower. 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.

D Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class C shares took place on September 28, 2010. Returns prior to September 28, 2010 are those of Fidelity Latin America Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class C's 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to September 28, 2010, would have been lower. 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.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Latin America Fund - Class A on October 31, 2002, 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 MSCI® EM (Emerging Markets) Latin America Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class A took place on September 28, 2010. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class A.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Adam Kutas, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor® Latin America Fund: For the year, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned -5.23%, -5.49%, -5.95% and -5.94%, respectively (excluding sales charges), underperforming the -3.76% return of the MSCI® EM (Emerging Markets) Latin America Index. The fund was hurt relative to the index by stock selection in materials, banks and utilities, and, geographically, the fund suffered from security selection in Brazil and Mexico, and from an underweighting in Chile. Individual detractors included not owning Mexican cement company and index component CEMEX, investments in Brazilian bank Itau Unibanco Holding and steel manufacturer Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais, largely avoiding Mexican bank Grupo Financiero Banorte and an out-of-benchmark position in Colombian energy company Petrominerales. Conversely, positioning in consumer staples helped - particularly in food/beverage/tobacco - as did security selection in industrials and, geographically, stock selection in Chile. Among the top contributors were underweightings in energy firm OGX Petroleo E Gas and iron ore supplier Vale - both located in Brazil - an overweighting in Wal-Mart de Mexico and investments in Multiplus, the company that runs the frequent-flier loyalty program for Brazilian airline TAM, and timely ownership of TAM itself. Some stocks mentioned were sold from the fund before period end.

Note to shareholders: Fidelity Advisor® Latin America Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in any industry that represents more than 20% of the Latin American market. As of October 31, 2012, the fund did not have more than 25% of its total assets invested in any one industry.

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, redemption fees 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 (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Class A

1.35%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 925.20

$ 6.53

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.35

$ 6.85

Class T

1.61%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 924.00

$ 7.79

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,017.04

$ 8.16

Class B

2.10%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 921.70

$ 10.14

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.58

$ 10.63

Class C

2.10%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 921.70

$ 10.14

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.58

$ 10.63

Latin America

1.02%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 926.80

$ 4.94

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.01

$ 5.18

Institutional Class

1.04%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 926.50

$ 5.04

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.91

$ 5.28

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Fidelity Latin America Fund


Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

fal65173

Brazil

46.5%

 

fal65175

Mexico

23.6%

 

fal65177

Chile

14.8%

 

fal65179

Colombia

6.8%

 

fal65181

United States of America

4.6%

 

fal65183

Peru

3.2%

 

fal65185

Canada

0.5%

 

fal65187

Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

fal65173

Brazil

53.2%

 

fal65175

Mexico

21.4%

 

fal65177

Chile

13.1%

 

fal65179

Colombia

5.7%

 

fal65181

United States of America

2.9%

 

fal65194

Peru

2.7%

 

fal65183

Canada

0.7%

 

fal65185

Luxembourg

0.3%

 

fal65198

Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

99.1

98.9

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

0.9

1.1

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

America Movil SAB de CV Series L (Mexico, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

9.9

9.8

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras (PN) (non-vtg.) (Brazil, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

6.6

6.0

Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Brazil, Commercial Banks)

6.2

7.0

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV Series V (Mexico, Food & Staples Retailing)

5.2

4.5

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras (Brazil, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

5.1

4.5

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev) (PN) sponsored ADR (Brazil, Beverages)

5.0

5.0

Vale SA (PN-A) (Brazil, Metals & Mining)

3.4

4.3

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV sponsored ADR (Mexico, Beverages)

2.9

1.6

Telefonica Brasil SA (Brazil, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

2.7

2.7

Banco Santander Chile sponsored ADR (Chile, Commercial Banks)

2.7

2.5

 

49.7

 

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Consumer Staples

22.6

19.3

Telecommunication Services

16.4

16.1

Financials

15.8

17.0

Energy

15.2

14.4

Materials

14.3

16.5

Utilities

7.0

7.6

Industrials

5.2

5.1

Consumer Discretionary

2.6

2.9

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Fidelity Latin America Fund


Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.0%

Shares

Value

Brazil - 46.5%

AES Tiete SA (PN) (non-vtg.)

4,090,245

$ 46,459,689

Banco Bradesco SA (PN)

1,108,016

17,457,232

CCR SA

6,112,300

53,748,395

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev):

(PN) sponsored ADR

2,981,030

121,596,214

sponsored ADR

345,425

11,765,176

Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo Series A

921,200

8,277,443

CPFL Energia SA sponsored ADR (d)

992,149

23,107,150

Eletropaulo Metropolitana SA (PN-B)

1,784,420

14,171,337

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

3,511,400

51,347,126

Itau Unibanco Holding SA sponsored ADR

6,746,858

98,369,190

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA (PN)

5,372,620

23,542,659

Light SA

2,222,800

23,912,843

Lupatech SA (a)

1,356,700

1,723,387

Lupatech SA (Subscription Receipts) (a)

4,975,704

6,320,530

M. Dias Branco SA

576,700

19,364,831

Multiplus SA

1,486,300

34,533,122

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras:

(ON)

919,228

9,730,633

(PN) (non-vtg.)

8,998,371

92,152,392

(PN) sponsored ADR (non-vtg.)

3,282,376

67,387,179

sponsored ADR

5,276,220

111,908,626

Souza Cruz SA

3,533,000

46,096,600

Telefonica Brasil SA

1,239,613

27,464,900

Telefonica Brasil SA sponsored ADR (d)

1,706,883

37,585,564

TIM Participacoes SA

6,632,495

23,511,959

TIM Participacoes SA sponsored ADR

792,304

13,770,244

Tractebel Energia SA

1,024,800

17,659,831

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA - Usiminas

1,385,750

7,245,841

Vale SA:

(PN-A)

1,797,500

32,170,121

(PN-A) sponsored ADR

2,746,620

48,862,370

sponsored ADR

1,614,493

29,577,512

TOTAL BRAZIL

1,120,820,096

Canada - 0.5%

Petrominerales Ltd. (d)

858,100

6,881,984

Silver Standard Resources, Inc. (a)

330,800

5,038,083

TOTAL CANADA

11,920,067

Chile - 14.8%

Banco de Chile

29,536,944

4,407,061

Banco de Chile sponsored ADR (d)

113,767

10,059,278

Banco Santander Chile sponsored ADR (d)

2,381,499

64,752,958

CAP SA

1,651,960

56,949,104

Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA

3,379,403

49,165,170

 

Shares

Value

Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA sponsored ADR

8,028

$ 569,426

Compania Sudamericana de Vapores (a)

36,530,345

3,490,939

Embotelladora Andina SA:

Class A

1,336,236

6,720,755

Class B

2,819,596

17,814,761

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA

5,398,806

8,690,378

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA (ENTEL)

1,984,478

40,419,588

Empresas La Polar SA (a)

5,500,872

2,652,400

Enersis SA

35,324,499

12,091,749

Enersis SA sponsored ADR

849,447

14,389,632

Inversiones La Construccion SA

362,646

6,406,508

SACI Falabella

5,150,235

52,824,297

Sociedad Matriz SAAM SA

48,961,581

5,723,972

TOTAL CHILE

357,127,976

Colombia - 6.7%

BanColombia SA sponsored ADR

419,321

26,844,930

Bolsa de Valores de Colombia

592,791,382

10,420,495

Ecopetrol SA

12,622,088

37,554,182

Ecopetrol SA ADR

150,000

8,881,500

Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (a)

40,480,188

10,055,056

Grupo de Inversiones Suramerica

1,624,314

31,710,135

Inversiones Argos SA

3,136,005

35,849,576

TOTAL COLOMBIA

161,315,874

Mexico - 23.6%

America Movil SAB de CV:

Series L

5,073,400

6,443,458

Series L sponsored ADR

9,200,234

232,673,915

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SA de CV

4,499,683

9,962,258

Consorcio ARA SA de CV (a)(d)

20,968,721

6,581,751

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

4,313,500

6,492,980

Embotelladoras Arca SAB de CC

1,379,708

10,011,155

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

2,829,900

7,456,205

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV sponsored ADR

757,860

68,669,695

Grupo Modelo SAB de CV Series C

1,316,300

11,600,811

Industrias Penoles SA de CV

730,155

36,376,708

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SA de CV Series A

19,110,900

45,887,177

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV Series V

42,363,570

125,110,681

TOTAL MEXICO

567,266,794

Peru - 3.2%

Alicorp SA Class C

4,479,951

12,706,016

Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA sponsored ADR

1,783,600

63,781,536

TOTAL PERU

76,487,552

United States of America - 3.7%

BPZ Energy, Inc. (a)(d)

3,583,700

10,321,056

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

United States of America - continued

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (a)

222,745

$ 9,947,792

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (Canada) (a)

1,649,500

8,307,369

LATAM Airlines Group SA sponsored ADR (d)

1,296,540

32,141,227

Southern Copper Corp.

743,351

28,321,673

TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

89,039,117

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $1,502,331,972)


2,383,977,476

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1%

 

 

 

 

Colombia - 0.1%

Grupo de Inversiones Suramerica
(Cost $2,763,035)

161,141


3,316,485

Money Market Funds - 2.9%

Shares

Value

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

13,182,131

$ 13,182,131

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

55,587,141

55,587,141

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $68,769,272)


68,769,272

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 102.0%

(Cost $1,573,864,279)

2,456,063,233

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.0)%

(47,648,097)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 2,408,415,136

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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) Includes 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

$ 23,517

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

729,136

Total

$ 752,653

Other Information

Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 62,058,448

$ 62,058,448

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

547,078,468

547,078,468

-

-

Energy

361,168,838

361,168,838

-

-

Financials

382,493,292

382,493,292

-

-

Industrials

129,637,655

129,637,655

-

-

Materials

344,172,524

344,172,524

-

-

Telecommunication Services

391,924,684

391,924,684

-

-

Utilities

168,760,052

168,760,052

-

-

Money Market Funds

68,769,272

68,769,272

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 2,456,063,233

$ 2,456,063,233

$ -

$ -

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

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Fidelity Latin America Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $54,129,152) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,505,095,007)

$ 2,387,293,961

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $68,769,272)

68,769,272

 

Total Investments (cost $1,573,864,279)

 

$ 2,456,063,233

Foreign currency held at value (cost $2,696,024)

2,696,024

Receivable for investments sold

3,500,639

Receivable for fund shares sold

1,291,956

Dividends receivable

7,735,466

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

77,876

Other receivables

139,075

Total assets

2,471,504,269

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for fund shares redeemed

$ 5,116,221

Accrued management fee

1,447,471

Distribution and service plan fees payable

54,506

Other affiliated payables

557,201

Other payables and accrued expenses

326,593

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

55,587,141

Total liabilities

63,089,133

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 2,408,415,136

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 1,333,456,047

Undistributed net investment income

34,109,670

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

158,698,415

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

882,151,004

Net Assets

$ 2,408,415,136

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($69,654,164 ÷ 1,422,951 shares)

$ 48.95

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $48.95)

$ 51.94

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($19,334,062 ÷ 395,559 shares)

$ 48.88

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $48.88)

$ 50.65

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($9,492,370 ÷ 194,835 shares)A

$ 48.72

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($27,404,926 ÷ 562,422 shares)A

$ 48.73

 

 

 

Latin America:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,274,601,476 ÷ 46,335,920 shares)

$ 49.09

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($7,928,138 ÷ 161,568 shares)

$ 49.07

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

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

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Statement of Operations

  

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 94,540,068

Interest

 

2,557

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

752,653

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

95,295,278

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(7,079,604)

Total income

 

88,215,674

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 19,821,507

Transfer agent fees

6,191,998

Distribution and service plan fees

761,401

Accounting and security lending fees

1,233,628

Custodian fees and expenses

1,099,392

Independent trustees' compensation

18,758

Registration fees

107,722

Audit

72,875

Legal

15,046

Interest

409

Miscellaneous

32,900

Total expenses before reductions

29,355,636

Expense reductions

(32,251)

29,323,385

Net investment income (loss)

58,892,289

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

297,029,381

Foreign currency transactions

(2,004,709)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

295,024,672

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

(507,618,368)

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(146,577)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(507,764,945)

Net gain (loss)

(212,740,273)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (153,847,984)

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 58,892,289

$ 90,374,208

Net realized gain (loss)

295,024,672

338,023,359

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(507,764,945)

(733,138,438)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

(153,847,984)

(304,740,871)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(46,233,461)

(22,292,136)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

-

(15,707,585)

Total distributions

(46,233,461)

(37,999,721)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(452,506,012)

(1,114,870,853)

Redemption fees

354,338

763,732

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(652,233,119)

(1,456,847,713)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

3,060,648,255

4,517,495,968

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $34,109,670 and undistributed net investment income of $34,016,290, respectively)

$ 2,408,415,136

$ 3,060,648,255

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

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Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.38

$ 57.48

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .92

1.15

.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.66)

(5.87)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (2.74)

(4.72)

2.81

Distributions from net investment income

  (.70)

(.19)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.70)

(.39)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  .01

.01

- K

Net asset value, end of period

$ 48.95

$ 52.38

$ 57.48

Total Return B, C, D

  (5.23)%

(8.26)%

5.14%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.35%

1.34%

1.37% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.35%

1.34%

1.37% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.35%

1.34%

1.34% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.80%

2.05%

.39% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 69,654

$ 91,407

$ 115,626

Portfolio turnover rate G

  23%

11%

56% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.27

$ 57.47

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .78

.99

.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.65)

(5.85)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (2.87)

(4.86)

2.80

Distributions from net investment income

  (.53)

(.15)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.53)

(.35)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  .01

.01

- K

Net asset value, end of period

$ 48.88

$ 52.27

$ 57.47

Total Return B, C, D

  (5.49)%

(8.50)%

5.12%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.61%

1.61%

1.63% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.61%

1.61%

1.63% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.61%

1.61%

1.60% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.54%

1.78%

.13% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 19,334

$ 26,020

$ 36,820

Portfolio turnover rate G

  23%

11%

56% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.06

$ 57.44

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .53

.72

(.02)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.63)

(5.84)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (3.10)

(5.12)

2.77

Distributions from net investment income

  (.25)

(.07)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.25)

(.27)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  .01

.01

- K

Net asset value, end of period

$ 48.72

$ 52.06

$ 57.44

Total Return B, C, D

  (5.95)%

(8.94)%

5.06%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.10%

2.10%

2.12% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.10%

2.10%

2.12% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.10%

2.10%

2.10% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.05%

1.29%

(.36)% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 9,492

$ 14,114

$ 20,392

Portfolio turnover rate G

  23%

11%

56% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.05

$ 57.44

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .54

.73

(.02)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.64)

(5.84)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (3.10)

(5.11)

2.77

Distributions from net investment income

  (.23)

(.09)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.23)

(.29)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  .01

.01

- K

Net asset value, end of period

$ 48.73

$ 52.05

$ 57.44

Total Return B, C, D

  (5.94)%

(8.93)%

5.06%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.10%

2.08%

2.09% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.10%

2.08%

2.09% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.10%

2.08%

2.07% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.06%

1.31%

(.34)% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 27,405

$ 35,203

$ 48,329

Portfolio turnover rate G

  23%

11%

56% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Latin America

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.48

$ 57.50

$ 47.29

$ 28.69

$ 67.90

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  1.09

1.34

1.07

.72

.83

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.67)

(5.88)

11.00

18.32

(37.74)

Total from investment operations

  (2.58)

(4.54)

12.07

19.04

(36.91)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.82)

(.29)

(1.49)

(.46)

(.65)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

(.39)

-

(1.72)

Total distributions

  (.82)

(.49)

(1.88)

(.46)

(2.37)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  .01

.01

.02

.02

.07

Net asset value, end of period

$ 49.09

$ 52.48

$ 57.50

$ 47.29

$ 28.69

Total Return A

  (4.91)%

(7.96)%

25.91%

67.88%

(56.20)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.02%

1.00%

1.03%

1.07%

1.02%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.02%

1.00%

1.03%

1.07%

1.02%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.02%

1.00%

1.01%

1.05%

1.00%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.14%

2.39%

2.10%

2.04%

1.41%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 2,274,601

$ 2,884,301

$ 4,283,462

$ 4,043,748

$ 2,225,606

Portfolio turnover rate D

  23%

11%

56% F

52%

51%

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 The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.

Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.51

$ 57.49

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  1.08

1.32

.03

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.67)

(5.88)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (2.59)

(4.56)

2.82

Distributions from net investment income

  (.86)

(.23)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.86)

(.43)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D

  .01

.01

- J

Net asset value, end of period

$ 49.07

$ 52.51

$ 57.49

Total Return B, C

  (4.93)%

(7.98)%

5.15%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.04%

1.04%

1.08% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.04%

1.04%

1.08% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.04%

1.04%

1.06% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.12%

2.35%

.68% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 7,928

$ 9,603

$ 12,868

Portfolio turnover rate F

  23%

11%

56% I

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 September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. 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. I The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Latin America Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Latin America and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class B shares are closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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 October 31, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

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

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 1,012,238,931

Gross unrealized depreciation

(135,807,314)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 876,431,617

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 1,579,631,616

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 34,110,342

Undistributed long-term capital gain

$ 164,465,752

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 876,383,667

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 46,233,461

$ 37,999,721

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $631,783,120 and $1,035,360,910, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% 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 FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 205,957

$ 4,047

Class T

.25%

.25%

115,866

2,034

Class B

.75%

.25%

119,367

89,525

Class C

.75%

.25%

320,211

31,231

 

 

 

$ 761,401

$ 126,837

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.

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Sales Load - continued

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

 

Retained
by FDC

Class A

$ 30,084

Class T

4,827

Class B*

6,323

Class C*

3,913

 

$ 45,147

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

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 246,709

.30

Class T

72,147

.31

Class B

35,775

.30

Class C

94,503

.30

Latin America

5,720,698

.22

Institutional Class

22,166

.24

 

$ 6,191,998

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $4,272 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, 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

$ 3,888,444

.42%

$ 409

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $7,849 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

7. Security Lending - continued

market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less 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 $729,136. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $32,182 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $69.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 1,209,540

$ 387,219

Class T

259,191

94,474

Class B

65,750

23,836

Class C

156,473

78,469

Latin America

44,398,764

21,655,692

Institutional Class

143,743

52,446

Total

$ 46,233,461

$ 22,292,136

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ -

$ 407,401

Class T

-

127,447

Class B

-

68,279

Class C

-

170,156

Latin America

-

14,889,803

Institutional Class

-

44,499

Total

$ -

$ 15,707,585

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

250,504

412,254

$ 12,951,683

$ 23,066,057

Reinvestment of distributions

21,636

12,195

1,072,283

706,536

Shares redeemed

(594,208)

(691,058)

(30,101,636)

(38,328,762)

Net increase (decrease)

(322,068)

(266,609)

$ (16,077,670)

$ (14,556,169)

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

45,016

87,514

$ 2,321,071

$ 4,903,931

Reinvestment of distributions

5,062

3,721

251,031

215,680

Shares redeemed

(152,369)

(234,128)

(7,641,343)

(12,893,248)

Net increase (decrease)

(102,291)

(142,893)

$ (5,069,241)

$ (7,773,637)

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10. Share Transactions - continued

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

3,378

11,256

$ 173,307

$ 626,261

Reinvestment of distributions

1,105

1,326

54,795

76,906

Shares redeemed

(80,783)

(96,470)

(4,111,766)

(5,351,844)

Net increase (decrease)

(76,300)

(83,888)

$ (3,883,664)

$ (4,648,677)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

55,877

137,950

$ 2,923,684

$ 7,785,005

Reinvestment of distributions

2,881

3,829

142,933

222,012

Shares redeemed

(172,705)

(306,800)

(8,681,626)

(16,851,535)

Net increase (decrease)

(113,947)

(165,021)

$ (5,615,009)

$ (8,844,518)

Latin America

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

6,405,350

8,382,994

$ 336,749,510

$ 474,305,310

Reinvestment of distributions

860,999

609,933

42,666,908

35,291,350

Shares redeemed

(15,886,221)

(28,534,583)

(800,304,511)

(1,586,342,682)

Net increase (decrease)

(8,619,872)

(19,541,656)

$ (420,888,093)

$ (1,076,746,022)

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

84,374

72,884

$ 4,329,443

$ 4,108,817

Reinvestment of distributions

2,228

1,178

110,408

68,214

Shares redeemed

(107,894)

(115,010)

(5,412,186)

(6,478,861)

Net increase (decrease)

(21,292)

(40,948)

$ (972,335)

$ (2,301,830)

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 Investment Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Latin America Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Latin America Fund (a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust) at October 31, 2012, 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 periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Latin America Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 443 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

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

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

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

Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. 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 fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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 FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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Trustees and Officers - continued

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

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

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

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). 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), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-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 (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 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). 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 (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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 (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), 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).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

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

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer, Edward C. Johnson 3d, and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Edward C. Johnson 3d (82)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC, and also serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of certain Fidelity Trusts, Chairman and a Director of FMR, Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc., and President of FMR LLC (2006-2007).

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

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

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (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).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

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

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

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

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Latin America 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 and dividends derived from net investment income:

 

Pay Date

Record Date

Dividends

Capital Gains

Class A

12/10/2012

12/07/2012

$0.785

$3.450

 

 

 

 

 

Class T

12/10/2012

12/07/2012

$0.632

$3.450

 

 

 

 

 

Class B

12/10/2012

12/07/2012

$0.310

$3.450

 

 

 

 

 

Class C

12/10/2012

12/07/2012

$0.355

$3.450

The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended October 31, 2012, $198,275,480, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year qualify for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

 

December 2, 2011

December 28, 2011

Class A

1%

4%

Class T

1%

4%

Class B

2%

4%

Class C

2%

4%

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

December 2, 2011

December 28, 2011

Class A

100%

65%

Class T

100%

65%

Class B

100%

65%

Class C

100%

65%

The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:

 

Pay Date

Income

Taxes

Class A

12/05/11

$0.864

$0.1806

Class A

12/29/11

$0.015

$0.0000

Class T

12/05/11

$0.696

$0.1806

Class T

12/29/11

$0.015

$0.0000

Class B

12/05/11

$0.412

$0.1806

Class B

12/29/11

$0.015

$0.0000

Class C

12/05/11

$0.400

$0.1806

Class C

12/29/11

$0.015

$0.0000

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Latin America Fund

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

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, 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, 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 Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is 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, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by 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, managed by Fidelity.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

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

Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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.

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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 support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

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. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for the each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for the each class measured over multiple periods against a broad-based securities market index. The Board noted that FMR believes that no meaningful peer group exists for the fund. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class B of the fund and the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"). The returns of the retail class and Class B show the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively.

Fidelity Latin America Fund

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The Board noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the one-year total return of the retail class compared favorably to its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

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

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

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 7% means that 93% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

Fidelity Latin America Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.

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

Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. 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 class ranked below its competitive median for the period.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 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 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 its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

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On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the 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 Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR 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 fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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

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, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

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

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Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Adviser(s)

FMR Co., Inc.

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(Japan) Inc.

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

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Boston, MA

Custodian

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

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Fidelity Advisor®

Latin America Fund -

Institutional Class

(Fidelity Cover Art)

Annual Report

October 31, 2012

Institutional Class is a class of
Fidelity® Latin America Fund


Contents

Performance

3

How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

4

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

Shareholder Expense Example

5

An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

6

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

Investments

7

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

Financial Statements

9

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

Notes

14

Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

20

 

Trustees and Officers

21

 

Distributions

27

 

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

28

 

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All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. © 2012 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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 October 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

  Institutional Class A

-4.93%

-4.13%

21.24%

A The initial offering of Institutional Class shares took place on September 28, 2010. Returns prior to September 28, 2010 are those of Fidelity® Latin America Fund, the original class of the fund.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Latin America Fund - Institutional Class on October 31, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI® EM (Emerging Markets) Latin America Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Institutional Class took place on September 28, 2010. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Institutional Class.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Returns for most domestic and international equities fluctuated during the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, as investor sentiment towards risk vacillated amid a changing global economic landscape. U.S. stocks overcame bouts of volatility to post strong gains for the past year, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index advanced 15.21%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index rose 12.56% and 12.21%, respectively. Performance outside of the U.S. was relatively weak, as the MSCI® ACWI® (All Country World Index) ex USA Index rose 4.11%, hampered in part by a stronger U.S. dollar. International developed-markets generally struggled during the period as macroeconomic concerns ebbed and flowed, finishing with only a modest gain. The MSCI® EAFE® Index rose 4.76% for the year, largely buttressed in the summertime by pledges of accommodative monetary action from eurozone officials, as well as signs that the U.S. housing market was on the mend. Within the index, Asia-Pacific ex Japan showed the most impressive gain, advancing roughly 10%. A number of core European components, including Germany (+11%) and Switzerland (+10%), and the U.K. (+9%), benefited from optimism about the eurozone's ability to resolve its debt woes, which helped the region outpace the index overall. Elsewhere, Japan was among the few benchmark constituents to finish in the red, returning about -3%. Emerging-markets stocks gained 2.98% for the year, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. A general uptrend in the final five months of the period lifted the index into positive territory for the full 12 months.

Comments from Adam Kutas, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor® Latin America Fund: For the year, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned -4.93%, underperforming the -3.76% return of the MSCI® EM (Emerging Markets) Latin America Index. The fund was hurt relative to the index by stock selection in materials, banks and utilities, and, geographically, the fund suffered from security selection in Brazil and Mexico, and from an underweighting in Chile. Individual detractors included not owning Mexican cement company and index component CEMEX, investments in Brazilian bank Itau Unibanco Holding and steel manufacturer Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais, largely avoiding Mexican bank Grupo Financiero Banorte and an out-of-benchmark position in Colombian energy company Petrominerales. Conversely, positioning in consumer staples helped - particularly in food/beverage/tobacco - as did security selection in industrials and, geographically, stock selection in Chile. Among the top contributors were underweightings in energy firm OGX Petroleo E Gas and iron ore supplier Vale - both located in Brazil - an overweighting in Wal-Mart de Mexico and investments in Multiplus, the company that runs the frequent-flier loyalty program for Brazilian airline TAM, and timely ownership of TAM itself. Some stocks mentioned were sold from the fund before period end.

Note to shareholders: Fidelity Advisor® Latin America Fund may invest up to 35% of its total assets in any industry that represents more than 20% of the Latin American market. As of October 31, 2012, the fund did not have more than 25% of its total assets invested in any one industry.

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, redemption fees 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 (May 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
May 1, 2012
to October 31, 2012

Class A

1.35%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 925.20

$ 6.53

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.35

$ 6.85

Class T

1.61%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 924.00

$ 7.79

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,017.04

$ 8.16

Class B

2.10%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 921.70

$ 10.14

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.58

$ 10.63

Class C

2.10%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 921.70

$ 10.14

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,014.58

$ 10.63

Latin America

1.02%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 926.80

$ 4.94

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.01

$ 5.18

Institutional Class

1.04%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 926.50

$ 5.04

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.91

$ 5.28

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Geographic Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of October 31, 2012

lai84478

Brazil

46.5%

 

lai84480

Mexico

23.6%

 

lai84482

Chile

14.8%

 

lai84484

Colombia

6.8%

 

lai84486

United States of America

4.6%

 

lai84488

Peru

3.2%

 

lai84490

Canada

0.5%

 

lai84492

Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

As of April 30, 2012

lai84478

Brazil

53.2%

 

lai84480

Mexico

21.4%

 

lai84482

Chile

13.1%

 

lai84484

Colombia

5.7%

 

lai84486

United States of America

2.9%

 

lai84499

Peru

2.7%

 

lai84488

Canada

0.7%

 

lai84490

Luxembourg

0.3%

 

lai84503

Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

Asset Allocation

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Stocks

99.1

98.9

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)

0.9

1.1

Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

America Movil SAB de CV Series L (Mexico, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

9.9

9.8

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras (PN) (non-vtg.) (Brazil, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

6.6

6.0

Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Brazil, Commercial Banks)

6.2

7.0

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV Series V (Mexico, Food & Staples Retailing)

5.2

4.5

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras (Brazil, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

5.1

4.5

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev) (PN) sponsored ADR (Brazil, Beverages)

5.0

5.0

Vale SA (PN-A) (Brazil, Metals & Mining)

3.4

4.3

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV sponsored ADR (Mexico, Beverages)

2.9

1.6

Telefonica Brasil SA (Brazil, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

2.7

2.7

Banco Santander Chile sponsored ADR (Chile, Commercial Banks)

2.7

2.5

 

49.7

 

Market Sectors as of October 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Consumer Staples

22.6

19.3

Telecommunication Services

16.4

16.1

Financials

15.8

17.0

Energy

15.2

14.4

Materials

14.3

16.5

Utilities

7.0

7.6

Industrials

5.2

5.1

Consumer Discretionary

2.6

2.9

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Fidelity Latin America Fund


Investments October 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.0%

Shares

Value

Brazil - 46.5%

AES Tiete SA (PN) (non-vtg.)

4,090,245

$ 46,459,689

Banco Bradesco SA (PN)

1,108,016

17,457,232

CCR SA

6,112,300

53,748,395

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev):

(PN) sponsored ADR

2,981,030

121,596,214

sponsored ADR

345,425

11,765,176

Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo Series A

921,200

8,277,443

CPFL Energia SA sponsored ADR (d)

992,149

23,107,150

Eletropaulo Metropolitana SA (PN-B)

1,784,420

14,171,337

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

3,511,400

51,347,126

Itau Unibanco Holding SA sponsored ADR

6,746,858

98,369,190

Itausa-Investimentos Itau SA (PN)

5,372,620

23,542,659

Light SA

2,222,800

23,912,843

Lupatech SA (a)

1,356,700

1,723,387

Lupatech SA (Subscription Receipts) (a)

4,975,704

6,320,530

M. Dias Branco SA

576,700

19,364,831

Multiplus SA

1,486,300

34,533,122

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras:

(ON)

919,228

9,730,633

(PN) (non-vtg.)

8,998,371

92,152,392

(PN) sponsored ADR (non-vtg.)

3,282,376

67,387,179

sponsored ADR

5,276,220

111,908,626

Souza Cruz SA

3,533,000

46,096,600

Telefonica Brasil SA

1,239,613

27,464,900

Telefonica Brasil SA sponsored ADR (d)

1,706,883

37,585,564

TIM Participacoes SA

6,632,495

23,511,959

TIM Participacoes SA sponsored ADR

792,304

13,770,244

Tractebel Energia SA

1,024,800

17,659,831

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA - Usiminas

1,385,750

7,245,841

Vale SA:

(PN-A)

1,797,500

32,170,121

(PN-A) sponsored ADR

2,746,620

48,862,370

sponsored ADR

1,614,493

29,577,512

TOTAL BRAZIL

1,120,820,096

Canada - 0.5%

Petrominerales Ltd. (d)

858,100

6,881,984

Silver Standard Resources, Inc. (a)

330,800

5,038,083

TOTAL CANADA

11,920,067

Chile - 14.8%

Banco de Chile

29,536,944

4,407,061

Banco de Chile sponsored ADR (d)

113,767

10,059,278

Banco Santander Chile sponsored ADR (d)

2,381,499

64,752,958

CAP SA

1,651,960

56,949,104

Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA

3,379,403

49,165,170

 

Shares

Value

Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA sponsored ADR

8,028

$ 569,426

Compania Sudamericana de Vapores (a)

36,530,345

3,490,939

Embotelladora Andina SA:

Class A

1,336,236

6,720,755

Class B

2,819,596

17,814,761

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA

5,398,806

8,690,378

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA (ENTEL)

1,984,478

40,419,588

Empresas La Polar SA (a)

5,500,872

2,652,400

Enersis SA

35,324,499

12,091,749

Enersis SA sponsored ADR

849,447

14,389,632

Inversiones La Construccion SA

362,646

6,406,508

SACI Falabella

5,150,235

52,824,297

Sociedad Matriz SAAM SA

48,961,581

5,723,972

TOTAL CHILE

357,127,976

Colombia - 6.7%

BanColombia SA sponsored ADR

419,321

26,844,930

Bolsa de Valores de Colombia

592,791,382

10,420,495

Ecopetrol SA

12,622,088

37,554,182

Ecopetrol SA ADR

150,000

8,881,500

Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (a)

40,480,188

10,055,056

Grupo de Inversiones Suramerica

1,624,314

31,710,135

Inversiones Argos SA

3,136,005

35,849,576

TOTAL COLOMBIA

161,315,874

Mexico - 23.6%

America Movil SAB de CV:

Series L

5,073,400

6,443,458

Series L sponsored ADR

9,200,234

232,673,915

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SA de CV

4,499,683

9,962,258

Consorcio ARA SA de CV (a)(d)

20,968,721

6,581,751

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

4,313,500

6,492,980

Embotelladoras Arca SAB de CC

1,379,708

10,011,155

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

2,829,900

7,456,205

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV sponsored ADR

757,860

68,669,695

Grupo Modelo SAB de CV Series C

1,316,300

11,600,811

Industrias Penoles SA de CV

730,155

36,376,708

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SA de CV Series A

19,110,900

45,887,177

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV Series V

42,363,570

125,110,681

TOTAL MEXICO

567,266,794

Peru - 3.2%

Alicorp SA Class C

4,479,951

12,706,016

Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA sponsored ADR

1,783,600

63,781,536

TOTAL PERU

76,487,552

United States of America - 3.7%

BPZ Energy, Inc. (a)(d)

3,583,700

10,321,056

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

United States of America - continued

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (a)

222,745

$ 9,947,792

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (Canada) (a)

1,649,500

8,307,369

LATAM Airlines Group SA sponsored ADR (d)

1,296,540

32,141,227

Southern Copper Corp.

743,351

28,321,673

TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

89,039,117

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $1,502,331,972)


2,383,977,476

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1%

 

 

 

 

Colombia - 0.1%

Grupo de Inversiones Suramerica
(Cost $2,763,035)

161,141


3,316,485

Money Market Funds - 2.9%

Shares

Value

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

13,182,131

$ 13,182,131

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

55,587,141

55,587,141

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $68,769,272)


68,769,272

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 102.0%

(Cost $1,573,864,279)

2,456,063,233

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.0)%

(47,648,097)

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 2,408,415,136

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. 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) Includes 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

$ 23,517

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

729,136

Total

$ 752,653

Other Information

Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2012, 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 Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 62,058,448

$ 62,058,448

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

547,078,468

547,078,468

-

-

Energy

361,168,838

361,168,838

-

-

Financials

382,493,292

382,493,292

-

-

Industrials

129,637,655

129,637,655

-

-

Materials

344,172,524

344,172,524

-

-

Telecommunication Services

391,924,684

391,924,684

-

-

Utilities

168,760,052

168,760,052

-

-

Money Market Funds

68,769,272

68,769,272

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 2,456,063,233

$ 2,456,063,233

$ -

$ -

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

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Fidelity Latin America Fund


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $54,129,152) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,505,095,007)

$ 2,387,293,961

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $68,769,272)

68,769,272

 

Total Investments (cost $1,573,864,279)

 

$ 2,456,063,233

Foreign currency held at value (cost $2,696,024)

2,696,024

Receivable for investments sold

3,500,639

Receivable for fund shares sold

1,291,956

Dividends receivable

7,735,466

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

77,876

Other receivables

139,075

Total assets

2,471,504,269

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for fund shares redeemed

$ 5,116,221

Accrued management fee

1,447,471

Distribution and service plan fees payable

54,506

Other affiliated payables

557,201

Other payables and accrued expenses

326,593

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

55,587,141

Total liabilities

63,089,133

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 2,408,415,136

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 1,333,456,047

Undistributed net investment income

34,109,670

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

158,698,415

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

882,151,004

Net Assets

$ 2,408,415,136

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 

October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($69,654,164 ÷ 1,422,951 shares)

$ 48.95

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $48.95)

$ 51.94

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($19,334,062 ÷ 395,559 shares)

$ 48.88

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $48.88)

$ 50.65

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($9,492,370 ÷ 194,835 shares)A

$ 48.72

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($27,404,926 ÷ 562,422 shares)A

$ 48.73

 

 

 

Latin America:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,274,601,476 ÷ 46,335,920 shares)

$ 49.09

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($7,928,138 ÷ 161,568 shares)

$ 49.07

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

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

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Fidelity Latin America Fund
Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

 

Year ended October 31, 2012

 

 

 

Investment Income

 

 

Dividends

 

$ 94,540,068

Interest

 

2,557

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

752,653

Income before foreign taxes withheld

 

95,295,278

Less foreign taxes withheld

 

(7,079,604)

Total income

 

88,215,674

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 19,821,507

Transfer agent fees

6,191,998

Distribution and service plan fees

761,401

Accounting and security lending fees

1,233,628

Custodian fees and expenses

1,099,392

Independent trustees' compensation

18,758

Registration fees

107,722

Audit

72,875

Legal

15,046

Interest

409

Miscellaneous

32,900

Total expenses before reductions

29,355,636

Expense reductions

(32,251)

29,323,385

Net investment income (loss)

58,892,289

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

297,029,381

Foreign currency transactions

(2,004,709)

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

295,024,672

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

(507,618,368)

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(146,577)

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(507,764,945)

Net gain (loss)

(212,740,273)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (153,847,984)

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended
October 31,
2012

Year ended
October 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 58,892,289

$ 90,374,208

Net realized gain (loss)

295,024,672

338,023,359

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

(507,764,945)

(733,138,438)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

(153,847,984)

(304,740,871)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(46,233,461)

(22,292,136)

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

-

(15,707,585)

Total distributions

(46,233,461)

(37,999,721)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(452,506,012)

(1,114,870,853)

Redemption fees

354,338

763,732

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(652,233,119)

(1,456,847,713)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

3,060,648,255

4,517,495,968

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $34,109,670 and undistributed net investment income of $34,016,290, respectively)

$ 2,408,415,136

$ 3,060,648,255

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

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Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.38

$ 57.48

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .92

1.15

.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.66)

(5.87)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (2.74)

(4.72)

2.81

Distributions from net investment income

  (.70)

(.19)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.70)

(.39)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  .01

.01

- K

Net asset value, end of period

$ 48.95

$ 52.38

$ 57.48

Total Return B, C, D

  (5.23)%

(8.26)%

5.14%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.35%

1.34%

1.37% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.35%

1.34%

1.37% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.35%

1.34%

1.34% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.80%

2.05%

.39% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 69,654

$ 91,407

$ 115,626

Portfolio turnover rate G

  23%

11%

56% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.27

$ 57.47

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .78

.99

.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.65)

(5.85)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (2.87)

(4.86)

2.80

Distributions from net investment income

  (.53)

(.15)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.53)

(.35)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  .01

.01

- K

Net asset value, end of period

$ 48.88

$ 52.27

$ 57.47

Total Return B, C, D

  (5.49)%

(8.50)%

5.12%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.61%

1.61%

1.63% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.61%

1.61%

1.63% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.61%

1.61%

1.60% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.54%

1.78%

.13% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 19,334

$ 26,020

$ 36,820

Portfolio turnover rate G

  23%

11%

56% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.06

$ 57.44

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .53

.72

(.02)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.63)

(5.84)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (3.10)

(5.12)

2.77

Distributions from net investment income

  (.25)

(.07)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.25)

(.27)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  .01

.01

- K

Net asset value, end of period

$ 48.72

$ 52.06

$ 57.44

Total Return B, C, D

  (5.95)%

(8.94)%

5.06%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.10%

2.10%

2.12% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.10%

2.10%

2.12% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.10%

2.10%

2.10% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.05%

1.29%

(.36)% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 9,492

$ 14,114

$ 20,392

Portfolio turnover rate G

  23%

11%

56% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.05

$ 57.44

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .54

.73

(.02)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.64)

(5.84)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (3.10)

(5.11)

2.77

Distributions from net investment income

  (.23)

(.09)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.23)

(.29)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital E

  .01

.01

- K

Net asset value, end of period

$ 48.73

$ 52.05

$ 57.44

Total Return B, C, D

  (5.94)%

(8.93)%

5.06%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F, I

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  2.10%

2.08%

2.09% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  2.10%

2.08%

2.09% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  2.10%

2.08%

2.07% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.06%

1.31%

(.34)% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 27,405

$ 35,203

$ 48,329

Portfolio turnover rate G

  23%

11%

56% J

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 Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge. E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. F 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. G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. H For the period September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. I 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. J The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. K Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Financial Highlights - Latin America

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.48

$ 57.50

$ 47.29

$ 28.69

$ 67.90

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  1.09

1.34

1.07

.72

.83

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.67)

(5.88)

11.00

18.32

(37.74)

Total from investment operations

  (2.58)

(4.54)

12.07

19.04

(36.91)

Distributions from net investment income

  (.82)

(.29)

(1.49)

(.46)

(.65)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

(.39)

-

(1.72)

Total distributions

  (.82)

(.49)

(1.88)

(.46)

(2.37)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital B

  .01

.01

.02

.02

.07

Net asset value, end of period

$ 49.09

$ 52.48

$ 57.50

$ 47.29

$ 28.69

Total Return A

  (4.91)%

(7.96)%

25.91%

67.88%

(56.20)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.02%

1.00%

1.03%

1.07%

1.02%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.02%

1.00%

1.03%

1.07%

1.02%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.02%

1.00%

1.01%

1.05%

1.00%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.14%

2.39%

2.10%

2.04%

1.41%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 2,274,601

$ 2,884,301

$ 4,283,462

$ 4,043,748

$ 2,225,606

Portfolio turnover rate D

  23%

11%

56% F

52%

51%

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 The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger.

Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2010 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 52.51

$ 57.49

$ 55.47

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  1.08

1.32

.03

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (3.67)

(5.88)

2.79

Total from investment operations

  (2.59)

(4.56)

2.82

Distributions from net investment income

  (.86)

(.23)

(.80)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

(.20)

-

Total distributions

  (.86)

(.43)

(.80)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D

  .01

.01

- J

Net asset value, end of period

$ 49.07

$ 52.51

$ 57.49

Total Return B, C

  (4.93)%

(7.98)%

5.15%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.04%

1.04%

1.08% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.04%

1.04%

1.08% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.04%

1.04%

1.06% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.12%

2.35%

.68% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 7,928

$ 9,603

$ 12,868

Portfolio turnover rate F

  23%

11%

56% I

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 September 28, 2010 (commencement of sale of shares) to October 31, 2010. 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. I The portfolio turnover rate does not include the assets acquired in the merger. J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended October 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Latin America Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Fidelity Investment Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Latin America and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class B shares are closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

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

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

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

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 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:

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

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

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

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

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

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

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

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

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 October 31, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation. 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. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2012, 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. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

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

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 1,012,238,931

Gross unrealized depreciation

(135,807,314)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 876,431,617

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 1,579,631,616

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

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

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 34,110,342

Undistributed long-term capital gain

$ 164,465,752

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 876,383,667

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

October 31, 2012

October 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 46,233,461

$ 37,999,721

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to 1.50% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $631,783,120 and $1,035,360,910, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .71% 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 FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 205,957

$ 4,047

Class T

.25%

.25%

115,866

2,034

Class B

.75%

.25%

119,367

89,525

Class C

.75%

.25%

320,211

31,231

 

 

 

$ 761,401

$ 126,837

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.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Sales Load - continued

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

 

Retained
by FDC

Class A

$ 30,084

Class T

4,827

Class B*

6,323

Class C*

3,913

 

$ 45,147

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

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 246,709

.30

Class T

72,147

.31

Class B

35,775

.30

Class C

94,503

.30

Latin America

5,720,698

.22

Institutional Class

22,166

.24

 

$ 6,191,998

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for 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. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $4,272 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, 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

$ 3,888,444

.42%

$ 409

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $7,849 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings 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

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7. Security Lending - continued

market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less 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 $729,136. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $32,182 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $69.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 1,209,540

$ 387,219

Class T

259,191

94,474

Class B

65,750

23,836

Class C

156,473

78,469

Latin America

44,398,764

21,655,692

Institutional Class

143,743

52,446

Total

$ 46,233,461

$ 22,292,136

From net realized gain

 

 

Class A

$ -

$ 407,401

Class T

-

127,447

Class B

-

68,279

Class C

-

170,156

Latin America

-

14,889,803

Institutional Class

-

44,499

Total

$ -

$ 15,707,585

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

250,504

412,254

$ 12,951,683

$ 23,066,057

Reinvestment of distributions

21,636

12,195

1,072,283

706,536

Shares redeemed

(594,208)

(691,058)

(30,101,636)

(38,328,762)

Net increase (decrease)

(322,068)

(266,609)

$ (16,077,670)

$ (14,556,169)

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

45,016

87,514

$ 2,321,071

$ 4,903,931

Reinvestment of distributions

5,062

3,721

251,031

215,680

Shares redeemed

(152,369)

(234,128)

(7,641,343)

(12,893,248)

Net increase (decrease)

(102,291)

(142,893)

$ (5,069,241)

$ (7,773,637)

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

10. Share Transactions - continued

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended October 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

3,378

11,256

$ 173,307

$ 626,261

Reinvestment of distributions

1,105

1,326

54,795

76,906

Shares redeemed

(80,783)

(96,470)

(4,111,766)

(5,351,844)

Net increase (decrease)

(76,300)

(83,888)

$ (3,883,664)

$ (4,648,677)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

55,877

137,950

$ 2,923,684

$ 7,785,005

Reinvestment of distributions

2,881

3,829

142,933

222,012

Shares redeemed

(172,705)

(306,800)

(8,681,626)

(16,851,535)

Net increase (decrease)

(113,947)

(165,021)

$ (5,615,009)

$ (8,844,518)

Latin America

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

6,405,350

8,382,994

$ 336,749,510

$ 474,305,310

Reinvestment of distributions

860,999

609,933

42,666,908

35,291,350

Shares redeemed

(15,886,221)

(28,534,583)

(800,304,511)

(1,586,342,682)

Net increase (decrease)

(8,619,872)

(19,541,656)

$ (420,888,093)

$ (1,076,746,022)

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

84,374

72,884

$ 4,329,443

$ 4,108,817

Reinvestment of distributions

2,228

1,178

110,408

68,214

Shares redeemed

(107,894)

(115,010)

(5,412,186)

(6,478,861)

Net increase (decrease)

(21,292)

(40,948)

$ (972,335)

$ (2,301,830)

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.

Annual Report


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Investment Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Latin America Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Latin America Fund (a fund of Fidelity Investment Trust) at October 31, 2012, 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 periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Latin America Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 443 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

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

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

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

Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. 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 fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation 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 FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

Annual Report

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

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

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

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). 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), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-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 (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 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). 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 (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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 (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). 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 a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), 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).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

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

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer, Edward C. Johnson 3d, and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Edward C. Johnson 3d (82)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC, and also serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as a Trustee and Chairman of the Board of certain Fidelity Trusts, Chairman and a Director of FMR, Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc., and President of FMR LLC (2006-2007).

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. 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).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

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

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (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).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

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

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

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

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

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

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

Annual Report


Distributions (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Latin America 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 and dividends derived from net investment income:

 

Pay Date

Record Date

Dividends

Capital Gains

Institutional Class

12/10/2012

12/07/2012

$0.966

$3.450

The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended October 31, 2012, $198,275,480, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year qualify for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

 

December 2, 2011

December 28, 2011

Institutional Class

1%

4%

A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

December 2, 2011

December 28, 2011

Institutional Class

88%

65%

The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:

 

Pay Date

Income

Taxes

Institutional Class

12/05/11

$1.026

$0.1806

Institutional Class

12/29/11

$0.015

$0.0000

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

Annual Report


Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Latin America Fund

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

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, 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, 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 Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is 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, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by 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, managed by Fidelity.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

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

Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing 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 support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

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. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for the each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for the each class measured over multiple periods against a broad-based securities market index. The Board noted that FMR believes that no meaningful peer group exists for the fund. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class B of the fund and the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"). The returns of the retail class and Class B show the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively.

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The Board noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the one-year total return of the retail class compared favorably to its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

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

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

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Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 7% means that 93% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.

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

Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. 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 class ranked below its competitive median for the period.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 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 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 its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees - continued

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the 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 Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR 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 fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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

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, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

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

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Adviser(s)

FMR Co., Inc.

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

FIL Investment Advisors

FIL Investment Advisors
(UK) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Custodian

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Boston, MA

(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
www.fidelity.com

FALAI-UANN-1212
1.917407.102

Item 2. Code of Ethics

As of the end of the period, October 31, 2012, Fidelity Investment Trust (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Board of Trustees of the trust has determined that 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 Europe Capital Appreciation Fund (the "Fund"):

Services Billed by Deloitte Entities

October 31, 2012 FeesA

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

$43,000

$-

$5,700

$400

October 31, 2011 FeesA

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund

$43,000

$-

$5,700

$300

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

The following table presents fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Canada Fund, Fidelity China Region Fund, Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund, Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund, Fidelity Europe Fund, Fidelity Japan Fund, Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund, Fidelity Latin America Fund, Fidelity Nordic Fund and Fidelity Pacific Basin (the "Funds"):

Services Billed by PwC

October 31, 2012 FeesA

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Canada Fund

$64,000

$-

$5,100

$3,100

Fidelity China Region Fund

$59,000

$-

$5,100

$2,100

Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund

$61,000

$-

$5,100

$2,100

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

$77,000

$-

$5,300

$2,800

Fidelity Europe Fund

$62,000

$-

$8,200

$1,800

Fidelity Japan Fund

$60,000

$-

$5,100

$1,700

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund

$50,000

$-

$5,100

$1,600

Fidelity Latin America Fund

$62,000

$-

$5,100

$2,700

Fidelity Nordic Fund

$50,000

$-

$5,100

$1,600

Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

$61,000

$-

$5,300

$1,800

October 31, 2011 FeesA

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Canada Fund

$66,000

$-

$5,100

$3,900

Fidelity China Region Fund

$59,000

$-

$5,100

$2,600

Fidelity Emerging Asia Fund

$61,000

$-

$5,100

$2,500

Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund

$80,000

$-

$5,300

$3,800

Fidelity Europe Fund

$62,000

4-

$8,300

$2,100

Fidelity Japan Fund

$60,000

$-

$5,100

$2,000

Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund

$49,000

$-

$5,100

$1,800

Fidelity Latin America Fund

$65,000

$-

$5,100

$3,500

Fidelity Nordic Fund

$50,000

$-

$5,100

$1,900

Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund

$62,000

$-

$5,300

$2,100

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

The following table presents fees billed by PwC and 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 Funds and that are rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMR") and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Funds ("Fund Service Providers"):

Services Billed by Deloitte Entities

 

October 31, 2012A

October 31, 2011A

Audit-Related Fees

$720,000

$440,000

Tax Fees

$-

$-

All Other Fees

$1,305,000

$430,000

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

Services Billed by PwC

 

October 31, 2012A

October 31, 2011A

Audit-Related Fees

$3,640,000

$3,835,000

Tax Fees

$-

$-

All Other Fees

$-

$-

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

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

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

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

Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.

* * *

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

Billed By

October 31, 2012 A

October 31, 2011 A

PwC

$4,245,000

$5,915,000

Deloitte Entities

$2,070,000

$965,000

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by PwC and Deloitte Entities to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC and Deloitte Entities in their audits of the Funds, taking into account representations from PwC and Deloitte Entities, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding their independence from the Funds and their related entities and FMR's review of the appropriateness and permissibility under applicable law of such non-audit services prior to their provision to the Fund Service Providers.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The 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 Funds' last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Funds or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the trust's Board of Trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the trust's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(a)(ii) There was no change in the trust's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the trust's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits

(a)

(1)

Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH.

(a)

(2)

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(a)

(3)

Not applicable.

(b)

 

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 Investment Trust

By:

/s/Kenneth B. Robins

 

Kenneth B. Robins

 

President and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

December 26, 2012

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:

December 26, 2012

By:

/s/Christine Reynolds

 

Christine Reynolds

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date:

December 26, 2012