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PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A | AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Fidelity® Intermediate
Government Income Fund

Key Takeaways                                                                  MARKET RECAP

• For the semiannual reporting period ending February 28, 2022, the             U.S. taxable investment-grade bonds
  fund returned -3.13%, modestly lagging, net of fees, the -2.88% result       lost ground for the six months ending
  of the benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government                 February 28, 2022, amid expectations for
                                                                               policy interest rate increases. The
  Bond Index. The fund trailed the Lipper peer group average.
                                                                               Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
                                                                               returned -4.07%. Bond yields fell in
• Co-Managers Sean Corcoran and Franco Castagliuolo tried to exploit           September 2021, in response to weaker-
  market inefficiencies and identify attractively priced securities the past   than-expected economic data. Then, in
  six months, in accordance with their longer-term investment strategy.        the fourth quarter, rising inflation and
                                                                               tighter monetary policy increased short-
• According to the co-managers, the U.S. government bond market's              term yields and decreased longer-term
  negative return stemmed from rising inflation, the beginning of less-        yields. By early December, U.S. Federal
  accommodative monetary policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve and              Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated it
  geopolitical uncertainty.                                                    was time to retire the term "transitory" in
                                                                               describing U.S. inflation, in recognition
• Sean and Franco added modest value versus the benchmark through              that it had exceeded the central bank's
  security selection, aided by an underweighting in conventional agency        2% target rate by nearly any measure.
  mortgage-backed securities (MBS) with coupons of 2.5% and below.             Also in December, the Fed accelerated
                                                                               its tapering plans. To begin the new year,
                                                                               the index returned -2.15% in January,
• A corresponding overweighting in GNMA securities with coupons of             after the Federal Open Market
  3.0% and above also boosted the fund's relative performance.                 Committee signaled it would begin
                                                                               increasing policy interest rates as soon as
• Within agency debentures, overweighting bonds backed by the                  March, and Powell said inflation
  Agency for International Development (AID) provided a modest boost           remained "way above" the target rate.
  versus the benchmark.                                                        The index declined again in February
                                                                               (-1.12%), as market participants focused
• In contrast, a small out-of-benchmark position in commercial                 on the possible inflation and economic
  mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) slightly detracted.                        implications of Russia's invasion of
                                                                               Ukraine. Within the Aggregate index,
• Duration and yield-curve positioning had no material impact on               corporate bonds returned -6.08% for the
  relative performance.                                                        six months, underperforming the -3.43%
                                                                               result for U.S. Treasuries. Outside the
                                                                               index, U.S. corporate high-yield bonds
• As of February 28, Franco and Sean believe the Fed will boost policy         returned -2.96% and U.S. Treasury
  interest rates 0.25% in March, although they believe subsequent rate
                                                                               Inflation-Protected Securities gained
  hikes may fall short of market expectations.                                 0.43% for the six months.

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PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A | AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2022

                                                                              Q&A
                                                                              An interview with Co-Managers Franco
                                                                              Castagliuolo and Sean Corcoran
       Franco Castagliuolo                      Sean Corcoran                 Q: Ford, how did the fund perform for the six
           Co-Manager                            Co-Manager                   months ending February 28, 2022฀
                                                                              F.C. The fund returned -3.13% the past six months, modestly
   Fund Facts
                                                                              lagging, net of fees, the -2.88% result of the benchmark, the
   Trading Symbol:                    FSTGX                                   Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index. The
                                                                              fund also trailed the Lipper peer group average.
   Start Date:                        May 02, 1988
                                                                              Looking slightly longer term, the fund returned -2.73% for
   Size (in millions):                $387.35                                 the trailing 12 months, again lagging both the index and the
                                                                              Lipper peer average.

                                                                              Q: What shaped the environment for
                                                                              government securities the past six months฀
    Investment Approach
                                                                              F.C. Rising inflation, the beginning of less-accommodative
    • Fidelity® Intermediate Government Income Fund                           monetary policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve and
      provides investors exposure to the government and
                                                                              geopolitical uncertainty made it a challenging period for U.S.
      government-related sectors of the U.S. bond market.
                                                                              government bonds.
      The strategy may invest in U.S. Treasuries, Treasury
      Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), debt issued by                   The Fed pivoted from generous accommodation to a tighter
      government-related agencies (e.g., Fannie Mae, Freddie                  stance by the end of the period in response to surging
      Mac), and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) issued by                    inflation, which hit roughly a 40-year high. By the end of
      Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.                                 February, bonds priced in expectations for eight interest rate
    • Benchmarked against the Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate                     hikes of 25 basis point each, beginning in March. Russia's
      Government Bond Index, the fund seeks to deliver                        invasion of Ukraine further stoked inflation, pushing prices
      competitive, risk-adjusted performance commensurate                     for energy and other commodities significantly higher.
      with investor expectations of a core government bond                    Yields across the entire bond market rose, and bond prices,
      fund.
                                                                              which move opposite yields, fell as investors began pricing in
    • Utilizing a team-based investment process, the fund                     the expectations for aggressive rate hikes. Government
      relies on experienced portfolio managers, research                      securities – including U.S. Treasuries, agency debentures and
      analysts and traders. We concentrate on areas where we                  agency mortgage-backed securities – suffered some of the
      believe we can repeatedly add value, including asset                    biggest declines amid fears of rising rates. Their poor
      allocation, sector and security selection, yield-curve                  performance partly reflected the Fed's decision to reduce its
      positioning and opportunistic trading.                                  purchases of government securities in November.
    • Robust governance and risk management support the                       Prior to this, the central bank had been a large regular buyer
      identification of both opportunities and risks.                         of government securities since the onset of the COVID-19
                                                                              pandemic in March 2020. The Fed also suggested it might
                                                                              soon begin to sell securities it held on its balance sheet,
                                                                              which added further pressure on government bonds.
                                                                              Against this backdrop, we remained focused on seeking
                                                                              competitive risk-adjusted performance commensurate with
                                                                              investors' expectations of a government bond-focused fund.
                                                                              In doing so, we attempted to exploit market inefficiencies
                                                                              based on our top-down research on the global economy,
                                                                              government policy, and supply and demand in the market.

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We also tried to find mispriced securities by relying on                      based on our view that the COVID-19 pandemic had severely
proprietary models to forecast the timing of cash flows.                      damaged the broad U.S. economy. We still believed this to
                                                                              be the case as of February 28. We didn't foresee the outsized
Q: Sean, how did your strategy pan out฀                                       inflation pressure that pushed bond yields much higher and
                                                                              much faster than we anticipated. This positioning added
S.C. Security selection among MBS provided a modest
                                                                              value at times, such as early in the period and when market
boost. For much of the period, we underweighted lower-
                                                                              yields moved lower, but detracted in January and February,
coupon (2.5%) conventional MBS issued by Fannie Mae and
                                                                              when market yields moved higher.
Freddie Mac, based on our view that alternatives offered
better value. This positioning helped versus the benchmark
because the bonds underperformed. That said, we added to                      Q: Gentlemen, what's your outlook for the
our stake in lower-coupon conventional MBS at points when                     government bond market as of February 28฀
we felt they were selling below what we viewed as their full
                                                                              F.C. We see little doubt the Fed will enact a quarter-
value.
                                                                              percentage-point increase in short-term policy rates in
At the same time, we found more-compelling values among                       March, taking another step toward its goal of unwinding the
certain GNMAs with coupons of 3% and higher.                                  massive economic assistance it provided during the
                                                                              pandemic. By the end of February, the market priced in as
Our research pointed to investors' overblown concerns
                                                                              many as seven additional rate hikes beyond March. That
about mortgage buyouts of delinquent loans in these higher-
                                                                              said, we believe two factors could make the Fed more
coupon securities.
                                                                              cautious in tightening monetary policy beyond February.
GNMAs with coupons 3% and higher were priced well above
                                                                              First, we believe the economy is poised to slow over the next
par – or face value – in the summer and fall. Some investors
                                                                              six to 12 months. The federal pandemic support that helped
feared that fast buyouts of delinquent loans in these higher-
                                                                              bolster consumers last year, including direct support of
coupon GNMAs would hurt their performance. We held a
                                                                              households through stimulus checks, enhanced
contrary view, believing that buyouts would be slower than
                                                                              unemployment benefits and monthly child tax-credits, is
expected. We were right, and slower buyouts meant we
                                                                              rapidly waning. We think the Fed achieved higher market
were able to hold higher-coupon securities for longer and
                                                                              interest rates simply by talking them higher, and this already
realize greater total returns as a result.
                                                                              seems to have slowed the economy, cooled the housing
Elsewhere, our choices in the agency debenture segment                        market and put pressure on equity prices.
added slight value versus the benchmark.
                                                                              Second, our view is that Fed won't be able to achieve the
Overweighting securities backed by the Agency for                             delicate task of reducing its trillion-dollar balance sheet at an
International Development (AID) outpaced the benchmark,                       accelerated pace without upsetting the capital markets. We
due to the higher income they generated versus other                          think the Fed will move slowly on rate hikes as a result.
government bonds.                                                             S.C. When all is said and done, we think government bond
                                                                              yields may move higher over the near term. We also think
Q: What detracted on a relative basis฀                                        the yield curve could flatten. By this, I mean longer-term
S.C. Our small out-of-benchmark exposure to agency                            bond yields will increase by less than those of shorter-term
commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) cost us a bit                    bonds, reflecting a slowdown in longer-term inflation and
of ground. These securities lagged the benchmark, hurt by                     economic growth. We do not expect material selling of
investors' growing aversion to risk. As of February 28, our                   mortgage securities by the Fed. Also, the supply of new
view is that the agency CMBS we held could outperform the                     mortgage securities could decline if housing markets begin
benchmark and provide a good source of income to the fund                     to slow due to lack of affordability.
over the longer term.                                                         Our goal remains to work with our experienced team to try to
                                                                              find attractively priced bonds for the portfolio while
Q: Sean, please tell us about the fund's duration                             maintaining a disciplined approach to risk management.
and yield-curve positioning.                                                  Franco and I have seen many types of market conditions in
                                                                              our combined 40-plus years in the fixed-income market. We
S.C. Duration (interest rate) and yield-curve positioning,                    believe our active-management approach is well-suited for
meaning how we spread investments over bonds with                             the investing environment we see at period end, and that the
various maturities, had no material impact on the fund's                      expertise of our research and trading teams provides us with
performance versus the benchmark. We positioned the fund                      an advantage over index-based strategies. Over the longer
with slightly more interest rate sensitivity than the                         term, we remain firm believers in government securities as
benchmark, as measured by its modestly longer duration.                       an important component of a fixed-income portfolio. ■
We felt the Fed would move slowly toward hiking rates,

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     The co-portfolio managers on their
     view of GNMA securities:

     F.C. "Ginnie Mae securities, a sometimes
     overlooked and underappreciated investment
     option, offered value as of February 28, in our view.
     "GNMA is the Government National Mortgage
     Association, a federal agency whose securities, like
     U.S. Treasuries, are backed by the full faith and
     credit of the United States.
     "GNMAs offer incremental yield over Treasuries,
     mostly as compensation for prepayment risk,
     despite this full faith and credit backing. Most U.S.
     residential mortgages can be prepaid by borrowers,
     in part or whole, at any time, such as through selling
     a home or refinancing a loan.
     "GNMA yields have materially risen the past six
     months, along with yields for most other bonds.
     Rising yields reflected the Fed's late-2021 pivot from
     supporting the U.S. economy with low interest rates
     and bond purchases to tightening monetary
     conditions by raising policy interest rates and selling
     bonds."
     S.C. "By the end of February, the difference (spread)
     between GNMA and Treasury yields widened to
     levels that, to us, suggested GNMAs were relatively
     cheap. If the economy slows and inflation recedes,
     as we expect, GNMA yields could fall and produce
     price returns that exceed current market
     expectations. Even if the Fed raises rates more than
     we anticipate and sells more mortgage holdings
     than we expect, we see two benefits for GNMAs
     relative to other bonds.
     "First, GNMAs could be bolstered by increased
     demand from investors seeking a haven from riskier
     fixed-income alternatives that may be hurt more, in
     comparison, by rising rates.
     "Also, we believe the net issuance of GNMAs likely
     would decline as purchases and refinancing of
     homes decreases in a higher-rate environment."

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COUPON DISTRIBUTION

Coupon                                                                 Portfolio Weight                       Portfolio Weight Six Months Ago
< 1.0%                                                                     29.36%                                           28.59%
>= 1.0% < 2.0%                                                             29.46%                                           30.50%
>= 2.0% < 3.0%                                                             29.99%                                           28.75%
>= 3.0% < 4.0%                                                              7.71%                                            9.23%
>= 4.0% < 5.0%                                                              0.31%                                            0.00%
>=5.0% < 6.0%                                                               3.17%                                            2.93%
>= 6.0% < 7.0%                                                              0.00%                                            0.00%
>= 7.0% < 8.0%                                                              0.00%                                            0.00%
>= 8.0% < 9.0%                                                              0.00%                                            0.00%
>= 9.0% < 10.0%                                                             0.00%                                            0.00%
>= 10.0% < 11.0%                                                            0.00%                                            0.00%
>= 11.0%                                                                    0.00%                                            0.00%
Other Debt Securities                                                       0.00%                                            0.00%

WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY

                                                         Six Months Ago
Years                                     4.0                    3.9
This is a weighted average of all maturities held in the fund.

DURATION

                                                         Six Months Ago
Years                                     4.0                    4.0

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MARKET-SEGMENT DIVERSIFICATION

                                                                                                                                            Relative Change
                                                                                                                                            From Six Months
Market Segment                                                          Portfolio Weight          Index Weight      Relative Weight                Ago
U.S. Treasury                                                                 85.31%                 96.17%              -10.86%                 2.15%
U.S. Agency                                                                   2.56%                  3.78%                -1.22%                 0.67%
Other Government Related (U.S. & Non-U.S.)                                    3.26%                  0.05%                  3.21%                0.05%
Corporate                                                                     0.00%                  0.00%                  0.00%                0.00%
MBS Pass-Through                                                              6.69%                  0.00%                  6.69%               -0.37%
ABS                                                                           0.00%                  0.00%                  0.00%                0.00%
CMBS                                                                          5.32%                  0.00%                  5.32%                1.33%
CMOs                                                                          0.00%                  0.00%                  0.00%                0.00%
Cash                                                                          8.29%                  0.00%                  8.29%                0.83%
Net Other Assets                                                              -11.43%                0.00%               -11.43%                -4.66%
Futures, Options & Swaps                                                      12.88%                 0.00%               12.88%                  0.76%
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.

FISCAL PERFORMANCE SUMMARY:                                               Cumulative                                     Annualized

Periods ending February 28, 2022                                       6                                  1           3              5            10 Year/
                                                                     Month              YTD              Year        Year           Year           LOF1
Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund
                                                                     -3.13%            -1.74%            -2.73%     1.98%           1.58%          1.32%
 Gross Expense Ratio: 0.45%2
Bloomberg US Intermediate Government Bond Index                      -2.88%            -1.72%            -2.36%     2.31%           1.87%          1.49%
Lipper Short-Intermediate U.S. Government Funds
                                                                     -2.34%            -1.28%            -2.42%     1.27%           1.08%          0.78%
Classification
Morningstar Fund Intermediate Government                             -3.15%            -2.13%            -2.73%     2.28%           1.76%          1.55%
1 Lifeof Fund (LOF) if performance is less than 10 years. Fund inception date: 05/02/1988.
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, or

estimated amounts for the current fiscal year in the case of a newly launched fund. 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 Retail Class shares (if multiclass). You may own another share class of the fund with a different expense structure and, thus, have different
returns. To learn more or to obtain the most recent month-end or other share-class performance, visit fidelity.com/performance, 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 Q&A document for most-recent calendar-quarter
performance.

DIVIDENDS AND YIELD: Fiscal Periods ending February 28, 2022

                                                       Past One Month                         Past Six Months                  Past One Year
30-Day SEC Yield                                             0.98%                                  --                                --
30-Day SEC Restated Yield                                      --                                   --                                --
Average Share Price                                         $10.36                                $10.58                            $10.67
Dividends Per Share                                          0.75¢                                4.63¢                             9.10¢
Fiscal period represents the fund's semiannual or annual review period.

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Definitions and Important Information
                                                                          INDICES
Information provided in this document is for informational and            It is not possible to invest directly in an index. All indices represented
educational purposes only. To the extent any investment information       are unmanaged. All indices include reinvestment of dividends and
in this material is deemed to be a recommendation, it is not meant to     interest income unless otherwise noted.
be impartial investment advice or advice in a fiduciary capacity and is
                                                                          Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index is a market-
not intended to be used as a primary basis for you or your client's
                                                                          value-weighted index of U.S. Government fixed-rate debt issues with
investment decisions. Fidelity, and its representatives may have a
                                                                          maturities between one and 10 years.
conflict of interest in the products or services mentioned in this
material because they have a financial interest in, and receive
compensation, directly or indirectly, in connection with the              LIPPER INFORMATION
management, distribution and/or servicing of these products or            Lipper Averages are averages of the performance of all mutual
services including Fidelity funds, certain third-party funds and          funds within their respective investment classification category.
products, and certain investment services.                                The number of funds in each category periodically changes.
                                                                          Lipper, a Refinitiv company, is a nationally recognized organization
COUPON DISTRIBUTION                                                       that ranks the performance of mutual funds.
Coupon distribution shows the range of stated interest rates on the
fund's investments, excluding short-term investments.                     MORNINGSTAR INFORMATION
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DIVIDENDS AND YIELD
                                                                          and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or
30-Day SEC Restated Yield is the fund's 30-day yield without              redistributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or
applicable waivers or reimbursements, stated as of month-end.             timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are
30-day SEC Yield is a standard yield calculation developed by the         responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this
Securities and Exchange Commission for bond funds. The yield is           information. Fidelity does not review the Morningstar data and, for
calculated by dividing the net investment income per share earned         mutual fund performance, you should check the fund's current
during the 30-day period by the maximum offering price per share          prospectus for the most up-to-date information concerning
on the last day of the period. The yield figure reflects the dividends    applicable loads, fees and expenses.
and interest earned during the 30-day period, after the deduction of
the fund's expenses. It is sometimes referred to as "SEC 30-Day
                                                                          WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY
Yield" or "standardized yield".
                                                                          Weighted average maturity (WAM) can be used as a measure of
Dividends per share show the income paid by the fund for a set            sensitivity to interest rate changes and market changes. Generally,
period of time. If you annualize this number, you can compare the         the longer the maturity, the greater the sensitivity to such changes.
fund's income over different periods.                                     WAM is based on the dollar-weighted average length of time until
                                                                          principal payments must be paid. Depending on the types of
                                                                          securities held in a fund, certain maturity shortening devices (e.g.,
DURATION                                                                  demand features, interest rate resets, and call options) may be
Duration is a measure of a security's price sensitivity to changes in     taken into account when calculating the WAM.
interest rates. Duration differs from maturity in that it considers a
security's interest payments in addition to the amount of time until
the security reaches maturity, and also takes into account certain
maturity shortening features (e.g., demand features, interest rate
resets, and call options) when applicable. Securities with longer
durations generally tend to be more sensitive to interest rate
changes than securities with shorter durations. A fund with a
longer average duration generally can be expected to be more
sensitive to interest rate changes than a fund with a shorter
average duration.

FUND RISKS
Interest rate increases can cause the price of a debt security to
decrease. Leverage can increase market exposure and magnify
investment risk.

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.

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Manager Facts
Franco Castagliuolo is a portfolio manager in the Fixed Income
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. Castagliuolo is responsible for managing various
government and mortgage fixed income portfolios.

Prior to assuming his current position in November 2009, Mr.
Castagliuolo served as a research analyst and mortgage trader in
Fidelity's Taxable Bond group. Previously, Mr. Castagliuolo held
various roles in Fidelity's Municipal Bond group, including trader
and research associate. He has been in the financial industry
since joining Fidelity in 1996.

Mr. Castagliuolo earned his bachelor of science in business
administration degree in finance, with a minor in economics,
from Bryant University. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

Sean Corcoran is a portfolio manager in the Fixed Income
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. Corcoran manages Fidelity and Fidelity Advisor
Mortgage Securities Funds, Fidelity GNMA Fund, Fidelity and
Fidelity Advisor Government Income Funds, Fidelity
Intermediate Government Income Fund, Fidelity Limited Term
Government Fund, as well as the U.S. government sub-portfolios
of Fidelity and Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Funds, the
inflation-protected debt sub-portfolio of Fidelity and Fidelity
Advisor Strategic Real Return Funds, and the high-grade sub-
portfolio of VIP Strategic Income Portfolio. He also manages
institutional portfolios within government and mortgage
strategies.

Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Corcoran was a
research analyst responsible for security level research of asset-
backed taxable bonds and has developed insights in structured
products, including CMBS. Previously, he was a research
associate in Fidelity's Taxable Bond group. He has been in the
financial industry since 2002.

Mr. Corcoran earned his bachelor of science in chemical
engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and his master
of business administration degree from Northeastern University.
He is also a CFA® charterholder.

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY:                                                                                     Annualized

Quarter ending March 31, 2022                                                  1                  3                    5                10 Year/
                                                                              Year               Year                 Year                LOF1
Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund
                                                                              -4.64%             0.63%                1.00%              1.08%
 Gross Expense Ratio: 0.45%2
1 Lifeof Fund (LOF) if performance is less than 10 years. Fund inception date: 05/02/1988.
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, or
estimated amounts for the current fiscal year in the case of a newly launched fund. 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 Retail Class shares (if multiclass). You may own another share class of the fund with a different expense structure and, thus, have different
returns. To learn more or to obtain the most recent month-end or other share-class performance, visit fidelity.com/performance, 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.

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