245 Summer Street

Fidelity® Investments

Boston, MA 02210

December 1, 2016

U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

RE: Fidelity Securities Fund (the trust): File Nos. 002-93601 and 811-04118 Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund (the fund(s)) Post-Effective Amendment No. 116

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 8b-16 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, Regulation S-T and Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (33 Act) transmitted herewith on behalf of the trust is Post-Effective Amendment No. 116  to the trust’s current effective Registration Statement on Form N-1A.  This transmission contains a conformed signature page, the manually signed original of which is maintained at the offices of the trust.

The principal purpose of this filing is to register a new class for the fund: Class Z for Fidelity Small Cap Growth Fund.

This filing contains the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the fund(s) referenced above.

Please note that the cover page of the Prospectus and SAI contain the standard “red herring” legend called for by Rule 481 of Regulation C.

Pursuant to Rule 485(a), the trust elects an effective date of January 30, 2017.  We request your comments by January 3, 2017.

Please contact Jamie Plourde at (817) 474-7037 in connection with any questions or comments regarding this filing

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	/s/ Jamie Plourde
	Jamie Plourde
	Legal Product Group