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PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A | AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Fidelity Advisor® Gold Fund

Key Takeaways                                                                MARKET RECAP

• For the fiscal year ending February 28, 2021, the fund's Class I shares    The S&P 500® index gained 31.29% for
  gained 16.96%, trailing the 20.25% advance of the S&P® Global BMI          the 12 months ending February 28, 2021,
  Gold Capped 20/45 Linked Index.                                            a volatile but productive period for U.S.
                                                                             risk assets. The early-2020 outbreak and
                                                                             spread of COVID-19 resulted in stocks
• Lower real (inflation-adjusted) interest rates, a weaker U.S. dollar and
                                                                             suffering one of the quickest declines on
  greater economic uncertainty helped drive gold bullion and gold
                                                                             record, through March 23, followed by a
  stocks prices higher the past 12 months, though an increase in real        historic rebound that included the index
  rates in the final months of the period eroded gold's earlier gain.        closing 2020 at an all-time high and
                                                                             gaining modest ground in the first two
• Versus the S&P industry index, security selection in gold-mining stocks    months of the new year. The crisis and
  held back the fund's performance this period, and exposure to the          containment efforts caused broad
  precious metals & minerals industry also detracted.                        contraction in economic activity, along
                                                                             with extreme uncertainty and dislocation
• In terms of individual stocks, an underweighting in index components       in financial markets. A rapid and
  Zijin Mining Group (+236%) and Kinross Gold (+25%) were the fund's         expansive U.S. monetary/fiscal-policy
  top two detractors this period.                                            response partially offset the economic
                                                                             disruption and fueled the market surge,
                                                                             as did resilient corporate earnings. The
• The fund's non-index allocation to silver-mining stocks was particularly
                                                                             rally slowed in September, when stocks
  helpful, as our collective holdings in this group gained 104% for the
                                                                             began a two-month retreat amid
  fund. Three of the fund's top-5 contributors came from this segment:
                                                                             Congress's inability to reach a deal on
  Mag Silver (+129%), Pan American Silver (+64%) and Gatos Silver            additional fiscal stimulus, as well as
  (+113%).                                                                   concerns about election uncertainty,
                                                                             indications the U.S. economic recovery
• As of February 28, Portfolio Manager Steven Calhoun foresees a             could be slowing and a new wave of
  favorable backdrop for gold and gold stocks, driven largely by an          COVID-19 cases. A shift in momentum
  outlook featuring higher inflation and negative real interest rates, as    began in October and accelerated
  well as supportive monetary and fiscal policies.                           following the U.S. elections, with the
                                                                             approval of three breakthrough COVID-
                                                                             19 vaccines and prospects for additional
                                                                             government stimulus fueling the
                                                                             "reflation trade" through February 28. By
                                                                             sector for the full 12 months, information
                                                                             technology (+50%) and consumer
                                                                             discretionary (+43%) led all gainers.
                                                                             Materials (+42%) and communication
                                                                             services (+37%) also stood out. In
                                                                             contrast, the defensive utilities (-3%) and
                                                                             real estate sectors (+5%) notably lagged.

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                                                                              Q&A
                                                                              An interview with Portfolio Manager
                                                                              Steven Calhoun
                           Steven Calhoun                                     Q: Steve, how did the fund perform for the
                           Portfolio Manager                                  fiscal year ending February 28, 2021฀
                                                                              The fund's Class I shares gained 16.96% the past 12 months,
   Fund Facts                                                                 trailing the 20.25% advance of the S&P® Global BMI Gold
   Trading Symbol:                    FGDIX                                   Capped 20/45 Linked Index and the 31.29% return of the
                                                                              broad-market S&P 500® index. The fund lagged its peer
   Start Date:                        December 16, 1985                       group average, which represents a broad set of gold and
                                                                              precious metals funds.
   Size (in millions):                $1,717.98
                                                                              Q: What factors influenced the backdrop for
                                                                              gold stocks the past 12 months฀
                                                                              The prices of gold bullion and gold stocks historically have
    Investment Approach                                                       been influenced primarily by real (inflation-adjusted) interest
    • Fidelity Advisor® Gold Fund seeks capital appreciation                  rates. There has been an inverse relationship between gold
      by investing in the gold asset class, which historically has            prices and real rates, meaning when real rates decline, the
      had lower correlations to traditional equity markets.                   price of gold tends to move up, and vice versa.
    • The fund has a global mandate, targeting the                            During the first half of the one-year period, real rates fell 80
      opportunities we believe are best-positioned to deliver                 basis points, from -0.28% to -1.08%, as measured by the yield
      above-average returns. The fund invests primarily in                    on the 10-year U.S. Treasury inflation-protected security
      gold-mining equities and also may own physical bullion.                 (TIPS). That's a significant move, and it was driven by
    • Our active-management approach seeks to uncover                         growing uncertainty about global economic growth related
      inefficiencies within our investable universe.                          to the COVID-19 pandemic and business shutdowns, along
                                                                              with easing monetary policies among the world's central
    • We seek to generate excess returns through security                     banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed).
      selection, which is primarily driven by our in-depth
      fundamental research capabilities.                                      During periods of economic uncertainty or shock, many
                                                                              investors have a hard time processing the concept of
    • Sector and industry strategies could be used by investors
                                                                              negative real rates and, as a result, it drives them to buy hard
      as alternatives to individual stocks for either tactical- or
      strategic-allocation purposes.                                          assets, such as gold, which are often viewed as a "safe
                                                                              haven" currency. For the first six months of the reporting
                                                                              period, there was a flight to gold as part of an overall flight to
                                                                              higher-quality assets. Higher demand drove the spot price of
                                                                              gold bullion about 24% higher the first half of the period,
                                                                              from $1,586 per ounce to about $1,968 as of August 31. Gold
                                                                              stocks, which historically have performed about two times
                                                                              the rate of gold bullion, appreciated at more than double the
                                                                              24% increase in gold bullion. The fund share classes
                                                                              advanced about 57% during this six-month time frame.
                                                                              The second half of the one-year period – and primarily during
                                                                              the final few months of the period – featured the regulatory
                                                                              approval and distribution of effective COVID-19 vaccines, the
                                                                              reopening of local, state, national economies around the
                                                                              world, and increased optimism about the future health of the
                                                                              global economy. The real yield on the 10-Year TIPS increased

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from -1.06% as of December 31, 2020 to -0.66% at the end of                   gained 104% for the fund. Three of the fund's top-5
February. Gold bullion and gold stock prices followed the                     contributors came from this segment: Mag Silver (+129%),
historical inverse pattern and declined, and the fund's share                 Pan American Silver (+64%) and Gatos Silver (+113%). Silver-
classes returned about -26% in the second half of the period.                 mining stocks typically move in the direction of gold stocks,
                                                                              but at a higher magnitude. I added exposure to silver stocks
Q: Which investments detracted from the fund's                                early in the period when prices became extremely attractive.
                                                                              Silver is used as an industrial metal in some applications
performance versus the S&P gold index฀
                                                                              (e.g., semiconductors), so the improved outlook for the
Security selection in gold-mining stocks held back the fund's                 global economy later in the period provided a notable boost
performance this period. Although our holdings in this group                  to this group. We maintained positions in all three stocks at
gained about 15%, we trailed the 19% return of the index,                     period end.
largely because we chose to avoid or underweight many of
                                                                              Among gold-mining stocks, the fund's top individual relative
the lower-quality gold producers for much of the period.
                                                                              contributor was a non-index stake in gold-mining explorer
These stocks rallied sharply with the price of gold, getting a
                                                                              Orla Mining (+99%). The company's new Camino Rojo Oxide
jolt of life with the surge in demand for gold as the COVID-19
                                                                              project in Mexico has a rich ore grade and is expected to be
outbreak became a pandemic. The fund's exposure to the
                                                                              in production in 2021 with a high return on investment and
precious metals & minerals industry also lagged the index
                                                                              strong earnings potential, especially when coupled with an
this period.
                                                                              elevated gold price. An overweighting in Premier Gold Mines
In terms of individual stocks, an underweighting in index                     (+177%) also helped our relative result. I felt the stock was
component Zijin Mining Group hurt more than any other                         really cheap when we added it to the fund earlier in the
position the past year. Zijin is a copper/gold mining company                 period. In December, Canadian miner Equinox said it
headquartered in mainland China, and its shares gained                        planned to acquire Premier in an all-stock deal, which
236% the past 12 months. We established a position in the                     boosted the company's share price.
company after learning it acquired a 9.9% stake in Ivanhoe
Mines, which I thought would be accretive for the company                     Q: What's your outlook as of February 28,
but unfortunately we didn't own enough of it and missed out
                                                                              Steve฀
on a large portion of the stock's gain.
                                                                              I continue to believe the backdrop for gold is supportive of
An underweighting in Kinross Gold was the fund's second-
                                                                              higher gold prices, due largely to the prospects for rising
largest individual detractor. The fund didn't own the
                                                                              inflation, the likelihood of negative real rates, and supportive
company because I was less confident in the geopolitical
                                                                              U.S. fiscal and monetary policy. Based on recent statements,
stability of some of its mining locations, as well as the
                                                                              it appears the Fed is supportive of allowing inflation to run
amount of debt on its balance sheet. But I started buying it
                                                                              higher than its typical target of 2% so the economy can fully
when my outlook for gold prices turned more favorable,
                                                                              regain its footing, which I believe could keep real rates in
although we just didn't own enough of it. The stock gained
                                                                              negative territory.
25% this period as higher-levered names tended to perform
better amid rising gold prices than companies viewed as                       In addition, the Biden Administration appears to be open to
having stronger balance sheets and business fundamentals.                     additional spending beyond the approval of the recent
                                                                              stimulus payments, on such programs as a "Green New
In the precious metals & mining group, untimely positioning
                                                                              Deal," a policy proposal to address climate change along
in a couple of platinum/palladium producers – Sibanye
                                                                              with achieving social goals like job creation and reducing
Stillwater and a non-index stake in Impala Platinum Holdings
                                                                              economic inequality. Increased spending could potentially
– notably detracted. The fund was underweight Sibanye, an
                                                                              increase the federal deficit and lower the value of the U.S.
index component that gained about 98% this period. Our
                                                                              dollar, which historically has been beneficial to gold prices.
position in Impala returned -32%, largely because I exited the
                                                                              [Editor's note: Please see the next section of this report for
stock shortly after the pandemic and when the stock had
                                                                              more detail on Steve Calhoun's view of inflation and his
declined. I sold off both stocks before period end, believing
                                                                              outlook for gold.] ■
the cyclical demand cycle for platinum/palladium had played
out, choosing to redeploy the capital into gold-related names
where I had more conviction given my favorable outlook for
gold prices.

Q: Which investments worked out well฀
The fund's non-index allocation to silver-mining stocks was
particularly helpful, as our collective holdings in this group

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                                                                                  Steve Calhoun on why rising inflation
                                                                                  could benefit gold stocks:

                                                                                  "My view is that inflation will surprise to the upside
                                                                                  at some point within the next 1–2 years, and that will
                                                                                  be beneficial for gold investors because gold
                                                                                  typically has performed well in inflationary
                                                                                  environments.
                                                                                  "Higher inflation is likely to drive the 10-year TIPS
                                                                                  real (inflation-adjusted) rate lower, especially as the
                                                                                  U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) continues to keep
                                                                                  nominal policy rates at a historically low level, as it
                                                                                  has previously stated. Negative real rates historically
                                                                                  have been the primary driver of gold and gold-
                                                                                  mining stock prices, and they maintain an inverse
                                                                                  relationship, meaning when real rates decline, the
                                                                                  price of gold moves up, and vice versa.
                                                                                  "The Fed has stated its commitment to keeping
                                                                                  rates low and near zero until the U.S. economy was
                                                                                  firmly back on its feet. The Fed has also expressed a
                                                                                  willingness to let inflation run above 2% – at an
                                                                                  elevated or 'hotter' rate – for some time, without an
                                                                                  expectation of higher policy rates. That represents a
                                                                                  shift in the Fed's policy, and I believe it would be
                                                                                  very conducive for gold and gold stocks.
                                                                                  "We've already started to see prices rising rapidly in
                                                                                  pockets of the economy as of period end, such as in
                                                                                  the price of real estate, lumber, gasoline, crude oil,
                                                                                  and other commodities. Other goods and services,
                                                                                  such as air fares and hotels, have also started ticking
                                                                                  up as consumers are chomping at the bit to travel.
                                                                                  "Many price increases have yet to fully emerge in
                                                                                  reported industry data, but I believe they will given
                                                                                  the recent pickup in demand. We've also seen a
                                                                                  significant recent increase in the M2 money supply
                                                                                  data, which represents the cash, checking deposits
                                                                                  and other highly liquid assets that are easily
                                                                                  convertible to cash in the economy. M2 is a closely
                                                                                  watched indicator of money supply and future
                                                                                  inflation by the Fed.
                                                                                  "I think it's possible the U.S. economy could see 3%
                                                                                  to 4% inflation once most Americans are vaccinated
                                                                                  and the economy begins humming along. And as
                                                                                  inflation increases, I believe the 10-year TIPS real
                                                                                  rate will decline further given the Fed's stated policy
                                                                                  of keeping nominal rates low, which altogether
                                                                                  should influence demand for gold and gold stocks
                                                                                  and drive gold prices higher.
                                                                                  "Further, the recent fiscal stimulus spending by the

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                                                                                  U.S. government could increase the federal
                                                                                  government's already breathtaking budget deficit,
                                                                                  putting additional pressure on the U.S. dollar. The
                                                                                  U.S.'s debt as a percentage of GDP is elevated, and
                                                                                  at levels not seen since the wartime buildup in the
                                                                                  mid-1940s, when government spending was off the
                                                                                  charts in an effort to win WWII, or since the late
                                                                                  1970s, when real rates were low and the economy
                                                                                  was weak.
                                                                                  "Back then, gold also soared in value, and
                                                                                  conditions were similar to what exists today. For
                                                                                  these reasons, I believe the backdrop looks
                                                                                  favorable for gold for some time."

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LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS VS. BENCHMARK

                                                                                                                              Average         Relative
                                                                                                                              Relative      Contribution
Holding                                                      Market Segment                                                    Weight      (basis points)*
MAG Silver Corp.                                             Silver                                                            1.21%              94
Orla Mining Ltd.                                             Gold                                                              1.84%              91
Premier Gold Mines Ltd.                                      Gold                                                              0.68%              61
Pan American Silver Corp.                                    Silver                                                            1.23%              54
Gatos Silver, Inc.                                           Silver                                                            0.16%              54
* 1 basis point = 0.01%.

LARGEST DETRACTORS VS. BENCHMARK

                                                                                                                              Average          Relative
                                                                                                                              Relative       Contribution
Holding                                                      Market Segment                                                    Weight       (basis points)*
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. (A Shares)                       Gold                                                              -1.44%            -208
Kinross Gold Corp.                                           Gold                                                              -1.50%            -90
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.                                      Precious Metals & Minerals                                        -0.50%            -68
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.                                Precious Metals & Minerals                                        0.09%             -64
Polyus PJSC                                                  Gold                                                              -1.81%            -57
* 1 basis point = 0.01%.

10 LARGEST EQUITY HOLDINGS

                                                                                                                                         Portfolio Weight
                                                             Market Segment                                       Portfolio Weight
Holding                                                                                                                                  Six Months Ago
Newmont Corp.                                                Gold                                                      13.11%                12.90%
Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada)                                  Gold                                                      9.63%                 13.11%
Franco-Nevada Corp.                                          Gold                                                      8.10%                  7.77%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.                                Gold                                                      6.09%                  6.89%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)                             Gold                                                      5.70%                  5.47%
Northern Star Resources Ltd.                                 Gold                                                      3.79%                  3.10%
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. (H Shares)                       Gold                                                      3.53%                    --
Kinross Gold Corp.                                           Gold                                                      3.00%                    --
Novagold Resources, Inc.                                     Gold                                                      2.44%                  1.96%
Orla Mining Ltd.                                             Gold                                                      2.41%                  1.98%
10 Largest Holdings as a % of Net Assets                                                                              57.80%                 61.61%
Total Number of Holdings                                                                                                 48                     41
The 10 largest holdings are as of the end of the reporting period, and may not be representative of the fund's current or future investments. Holdings
do not include money market or underlying bullion investments.

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ASSET ALLOCATION

                                                                                                                                             Relative Change
                                                                                                                                             From Six Months
Asset Class                                                             Portfolio Weight         Index Weight       Relative Weight                 Ago
Domestic Equities                                                              15.20%              17.42%                  -2.22%                -2.74%
International Equities                                                         83.14%              82.58%                   0.56%                 2.53%
   Developed Markets                                                           78.00%              63.85%                  14.15%                 6.39%
   Emerging Markets                                                            5.14%               18.73%                  -13.59%               -3.86%
   Tax Advantaged Domiciles                                                    0.00%                0.00%                   0.00%                 0.00%
Commodities & Related Investments                                              0.70%                0.00%                   0.70%                 0.19%
Bonds                                                                          0.00%                0.00%                   0.00%                 0.00%
Cash & Net Other Assets                                                        0.96%                0.00%                   0.96%                 0.02%
Net Other Assets can include fund receivables, fund payables, and offsets to other derivative positions, as well as certain assets that do not fall into any of
the portfolio composition categories. Depending on the extent to which the fund invests in derivatives and the number of positions that are held for future
settlement, Net Other Assets can be a negative number.

"Tax-Advantaged Domiciles" represent countries whose tax policies may be favorable for company incorporation.

EQUITY MARKET-SEGMENT DIVERSIFICATION

                                                                                                                                             Relative Change
                                                                                                                                             From Six Months
Market Segment                                                          Portfolio Weight         Index Weight       Relative Weight                 Ago
Gold                                                                           90.19%              100.00%                 -9.81%                -3.07%
Silver                                                                         3.74%                  --                    3.74%                 0.27%
Diversified Metals & Mining                                                    2.48%                  --                    2.48%                 1.59%
Precious Metals & Minerals                                                     1.92%                  --                    1.92%                 1.00%

FISCAL PERFORMANCE SUMMARY:                                                  Cumulative                                    Annualized

Periods ending February 28, 2021                                       6                              1               3                5           10 Year/
                                                                     Month              YTD          Year            Year             Year          LOF1
Fidelity Advisor Gold Fund - Class I
                                                                    -25.55%            -15.55%      16.96%         11.78%            8.53%          -5.64%
 Gross Expense Ratio: 0.79%2
S&P 500 Index                                                        9.74%              1.72%       31.29%         14.14%            16.82%        13.43%
S&P Global BMI Gold Capped Index 20/45 Linked Index                 -24.22%            -13.13%      20.25%         16.77%            12.52%         -4.08%
Morningstar Fund Equity Precious Metals                             -12.87%            -10.67%      39.66%         14.15%            13.04%         -5.95%
% Rank in Morningstar Category (1% = Best)                              --                --          83%            79%              87%            54%
# of Funds in Morningstar Category                                      --                --          68              61                59           50
1 Lifeof Fund (LOF) if performance is less than 10 years. Fund inception date: 12/16/1985.
2 This expense ratio is from the prospectus in effect as of the date shown above and generally is based on amounts incurred during that fiscal year. It

does not include any fee waivers or reimbursements, which would be reflected in the fund's net expense ratio.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate; therefore, you may have a
gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance stated. Performance shown is that of the
fund's Class I shares. Class I shares are sold to eligible investors without a sales charge or 12b-1 fee as defined in the fund's Class I prospectus.
Other share classes with these fees would have had lower performance. To learn more or to obtain the most recent month-end or other share-class
performance, visit institutional.fidelity.com or 401k.com. Total returns are historical and include change in share value and reinvestment of dividends
and capital gains, if any. Cumulative total returns are reported as of the period indicated. Please see the last page(s) of this document for most-recent
calendar-quarter performance.

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Definitions and Important Information
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services including Fidelity funds, certain third-party funds and             % Rank in Morningstar Category is the fund's total-return
products, and certain investment services.                                   percentile rank relative to all funds that have the same Morningstar
                                                                             Category. The highest (or most favorable) percentile rank is 1 and
FUND RISKS                                                                   the lowest (or least favorable) percentile rank is 100. The top-
Stock markets, especially foreign markets, are volatile and can              performing fund in a category will always receive a rank of 1%. %
decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political,              Rank in Morningstar Category is based on total returns which
regulatory, market, or economic developments. The gold industry              include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude
can be significantly affected by international monetary and political        sales charges. Multiple share classes of a fund have a common
developments such as currency devaluations or revaluations, central          portfolio but impose different expense structures.
bank movements, economic and social conditions within a country,
trade imbalances, or trade or currency restrictions between
countries, as well as supply and demand for gold and operational             RELATIVE WEIGHTS
costs associated with mining. Foreign securities are subject to              Relative weights represents the % of fund assets in a particular
interest rate, currency exchange rate, economic, and political risks.        market segment, asset class or credit quality relative to the
The fund may have additional volatility because of its narrow                benchmark. A positive number represents an overweight, and a
concentration in a specific industry. Non-diversified funds that focus       negative number is an underweight. The fund's benchmark is listed
on a relatively small number of stocks tend to be more volatile than         immediately under the fund name in the Performance Summary.
diversified funds and the market as a whole.

IMPORTANT FUND INFORMATION
Relative positioning data presented in this commentary is based on
the fund's primary benchmark (index) unless a secondary benchmark
is provided to assess performance.

INDICES
It is not possible to invest directly in an index. All indices represented
are unmanaged. All indices include reinvestment of dividends and
interest income unless otherwise noted.

S&P 500 is a market-capitalization-weighted index of 500 common
stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group
representation to represent U.S. equity performance.

S&P Global BMI Gold Capped 20/45 Linked Index is a modified
market capitalization-weighted index of stocks designed to measure
the performance of companies that produce gold and related
products, including companies that mine or process gold and the
South African finance houses which primarily invest in, but do not
operate, gold mines. Index returns shown for periods prior to April 1,
2017 are returns of the S&P Global BMI Gold Capped Index.

MARKET-SEGMENT WEIGHTS
Market-segment weights illustrate examples of sectors or
industries in which the fund may invest, and may not be
representative of the fund's current or future investments. They
should not be construed or used as a recommendation for any
sector or industry.

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Manager Facts
Steven Calhoun is a research analyst and portfolio manager in
the Equity division at Fidelity Investments. Fidelity Investments is
a leading provider of investment management, retirement
planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, benefits outsourcing,
and other financial products and services to institutions, financial
intermediaries, and individuals.

In this role, Mr. Calhoun manages Fidelity Select Gold Portfolio.
Additionally, his research coverage includes gold and agriculture
stocks within the materials sector.

Prior to assuming his current role in 2018, Mr. Calhoun held
various roles in Fidelity's Equity division, including portfolio
manager for Fidelity and Fidelity Advisor Growth Strategies and
Fidelity Mid Cap Growth. He has been in the financial industry
since joining Fidelity as an equity analyst in 1994.

Mr. Calhoun earned his bachelor of arts degree, with honors, in
earth science from Dartmouth College.

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY:                                                                                     Annualized

Quarter ending June 30, 2021                                                   1                  3                    5                10 Year/
                                                                              Year               Year                 Year                LOF1
Fidelity Advisor Gold Fund - Class I
                                                                              -3.97%            15.76%                3.59%              -3.95%
 Gross Expense Ratio: 0.77%2
1 Lifeof Fund (LOF) if performance is less than 10 years. Fund inception date: 12/16/1985.
2 This expense ratio is from the prospectus in effect as of the date shown above and generally is based on amounts incurred during that fiscal year. It

does not include any fee waivers or reimbursements, which would be reflected in the fund's net expense ratio.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate; therefore, you may have a
gain or loss when you sell your shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance stated. Performance shown is that of the
fund's Class I shares. Class I shares are sold to eligible investors without a sales charge or 12b-1 fee as defined in the fund's Class I prospectus.
Other share classes with these fees would have had lower performance. To learn more or to obtain the most recent month-end or other share-class
performance, visit institutional.fidelity.com or 401k.com. Total returns are historical and include change in share value and reinvestment of dividends
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