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PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A | AS OF AUGUST 31, 2021

Fidelity® Select Automotive
Portfolio

Key Takeaways                                                                MARKET RECAP

• For the semiannual reporting period ending August 31, 2021, the fund       The S&P 500® index gained 19.52% for
  gained 9.20%, trailing the 9.74% advance of the FactSet Automotive         the six months ending August 31, 2021,
  Linked Index and lagging 19.52% increase in the broad-based S&P            with U.S. equities rising on the prospect
                                                                             of a surge in economic growth amid
  500® index by a notably wider margin.
                                                                             widespread COVID-19 vaccinations, fiscal
                                                                             stimulus and fresh spending programs. In
• The predominant theme influencing the automotive industry's                early 2021, investors saw reasons to be
  performance the past six months has been the global semiconductor          hopeful. The rollout of three COVID-19
  shortage, according to Portfolio Manager Elliot Mattingly.                 vaccines was underway, the U.S. Federal
                                                                             Reserve pledged to hold interest rates
• This lack of supply had significant ramifications on certain segments of   near zero until the economy recovered,
  the industry, hampering automobile manufacturers as well as auto           and the federal government would
  parts & equipment firms.                                                   deploy trillions of dollars in aid to boost
                                                                             consumers and the economy. Many
• Versus the FactSet industry index, unfavorable security selection in the   economists raised their expectations for a
  automotive retail segment hurt the portfolio's performance most,           powerful recovery, as opposed to a
                                                                             sluggish rebound, bolstering stocks
  followed by out-of-index exposure to trucking stocks.
                                                                             through April. This backdrop fueled a
                                                                             sharp rotation, with small-cap value
• On an individual stock basis, ride-sharing company Uber                    usurping leadership from large growth.
  Technologies, manufacturer Stellantis and supplier Lear, were the          As part of the "reopening" theme,
  largest detractors compared with the index this period.                    investors moved out of tech-driven
                                                                             mega-caps that had thrived due to the
• In contrast, advantageous investment choices and modest                    work-from-home trend in favor of cheap
  underexposure to auto parts & equipment and automobile                     smaller companies that stood to benefit
  manufacturers added relative value.                                        from a broad cyclical recovery. Choppy
                                                                             trading in a flattish May reflected
• On a stock-specific basis, parts distributor LKQ, electric-vehicle maker   concerns about inflation and jobs, but the
  Fisker and components/parts supplier BorgWarner were the most              uptrend resumed through August, driven
  noteworthy contributors.                                                   by corporate earnings. Notably, this leg
                                                                             saw momentum shift back to large
                                                                             growth, as easing rates and a hawkish
• As of August 31, Elliot believes the automotive industry's performance
                                                                             Fed stymied the reflation trade. By
  is going to be determined by the consumer, which seems to be in
                                                                             sector, real estate (+30%) led, followed
  healthy shape, giving him optimism. He also notes that while we've         by communication services (+24%) and
  yet to reach the bottom as it relates to the semiconductor supply          information technology (+22%).
  shortage and the reverberations it's had throughout the industry, he       Conversely, notable "laggards" this
  thinks we're reasonably close.                                             period included the energy (+3%),
                                                                             consumer discretionary (+14%) and
                                                                             industrials (+16%) sectors.

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                                                                              Q&A
                                                                              An interview with Portfolio Manager
                                                                              Elliot Mattingly
                            Elliot Mattingly                                  Q: Elliot, how did the fund perform for the
                           Portfolio Manager                                  semiannual period ending August 31, 2021฀
                                                                              The fund gained 9.20%, trailing the 9.74% advance of the
   Fund Facts
                                                                              FactSet Automotive Linked Index and lagging the 19.52%
   Trading Symbol:                    FSAVX                                   increase in the broad-based S&P 500® index by a notably
                                                                              wider margin. The portfolio did outpace the consumer
   Start Date:                        June 30, 1986                           cyclical peer group average, however.

   Size (in millions):                $201.24                                 A number of overarching themes continued to drive the auto
                                                                              industry's performance this period, but company-specific
                                                                              factors surrounding some important holdings played a big
                                                                              role in shaping our relative return.

    Investment Approach                                                       Taking a slightly longer-term view, the fund was up 44.28%
                                                                              over the trailing 12-month period, underperforming the
    • Fidelity® Select Automotive Portfolio is an industry-                   FactSet industry index but handily topping the S&P 500® and
      based, equity-focused strategy that seeks to outperform                 peer group average.
      its benchmark through active management.
    • Our investment process emphasizes stock selection
      while keeping industry weightings relatively neutral. The               Q: Describe the backdrop for automotive stocks
      fund seeks earnings growth that is in line with or faster               the past six months.
      than the index. In pursuit of this, we invest in companies
      exhibiting above-average growth due to a strong                         Sure. More often than not, I tend to discuss the auto industry
      geographic sales mix; suppliers with growing content                    in terms of its three most crucial markets: the U.S., Europe
      per vehicle that is outpacing underlying production; and                and China. This period, however, the most significant factor
      companies that are repurchasing shares, thereby                         impacting automotive stocks transcends geographic
      accelerating earnings-per-share growth.                                 boundaries – the global semiconductor chip shortage. Aside
    • The fund tends to favor higher-quality companies with                   from the impact on dealers and the auto-buying consumer,
      valuations that are in line with or less expensive than the             which I'll discuss further in the callout portion of this review,
      index. Our valuation approach is primarily focused on                   the chip shortage has had significant ramifications on other
      comparing discounted free cash flow multiples relative                  segments within the industry, most notably manufacturers
      to peers.                                                               and their parts suppliers.
    • Stock selection and idea generation come from                           More specifically, while the negative downstream impact of
      fundamental, bottom-up research that leverages Fidelity'
                                                                              the supply shortage has resulted in a reduction in volume for
      s deep and experienced global consumer team. We
                                                                              manufacturers, they've largely been able to increase prices
      consider attractive consumer stocks outside of the
                                                                              as a partial offset, which, in turn, bolstered their profitability.
      benchmark that offer the potential for favorable risk-
      adjusted returns.
                                                                              On the other hand, manufacturing parts suppliers, for the
                                                                              most part, are not able to dynamically adjust their pricing. In
    • Sector and industry strategies could be used by investors
                                                                              fact, many actually have contracts in place stipulating that
      as alternatives to individual stocks for either tactical- or
                                                                              they must provide manufacturers with a 1% to 3%+ discount
      strategic-allocation purposes.
                                                                              every year. So, unfortunately, they generally don't have any
                                                                              other levers to pull when it comes to offsetting the effect of
                                                                              what is essentially an anti-pricing-power scenario.
                                                                              Overall, among the three larger segments within the industry
                                                                              index – which comprise nearly 90% of it – automobile

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manufacturers (+9%) and automotive parts/equipment (-1%)                      fund's leading contributor relative to the industry index. This
firms lagged, whereas automotive retail (+20%) stocks                         is essentially a turnaround story in which management has
outperformed.                                                                 continued to execute well, propelling the stock to a 34%
                                                                              gain. Previously, the company had done several acquisitions
Q: Which factors weighed most on the fund's                                   that were not well-integrated, leading to lackluster financial
                                                                              results. An activist investor then got involved and things
performance versus the FactSet industry index฀
                                                                              began to incrementally improve. In particular, management
Unfavorable security selection in the automotive retail                       refocused its efforts on expanding margins and generating
segment detracted most from the portfolio's relative result                   more free cash flow, as opposed to emphasizing deals. So
the past six months, followed by out-of-index exposure to                     far, progress has been positive on the margin front, in both
trucking stocks.                                                              Europe and North America, while the firm also has made
                                                                              strides to better manage working capital. At the end of the
Turning to individual holdings, a non-index stake in global
                                                                              period, LKQ was the portfolio's second-largest overweight.
ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, which falls under
the trucking category, returned -25% and was the biggest                      Avoiding electric-vehicle (EV) special purpose acquisition
detractor this period. Shares of the firm fell as the pandemic-               company (SPAC) and index component Fisker (-51%) proved
induced recovery in mobility continued to get pushed out                      beneficial. The expectation is that the firm will be unveiling a
with the spread of the delta variant, along with ongoing                      new vehicle by the end of 2022. However, in the interim, I
regulatory and driver-shortage headwinds. In addition,                        simply could not get comfortable with the stock's valuation.
investors penalized Uber for its sizable financial stake in                   As I see it, EV SPACs in general have had their time in the
Chinese vehicle-for-hire provider DiDi Chuxing Technology,                    sun due to the unprecedented amount of capital being
which went public on the New York Stock Exchange the end                      raised in public markets of late – often at lofty valuations –
of June but soon became the latest target of the Chinese                      especially knowing many of these companies may not have
government's anti-monopoly efforts. Despite these near-                       viable products for a couple of years. Consequently,
term factors, I continue to hold the stock and maintained a                   analyzing the risk/reward framework and being very selective
positive long-term outlook on Uber.                                           is paramount, as we saw here with Fisker.
The fund's underweighting in manufacturer Stellantis (+33%)                   Lastly, an underweighting in BorgWarner (-4%) helped this
– the resulting entity of the merger between Italian-American                 period. Here we have a global automotive components and
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and French auto-maker PSA                           parts supplier that has historically been an overweight in the
Group, which took place just prior to the beginning of the                    portfolio. Recently, however, market participants have not
reporting period – also weighed on relative performance.                      been kind to stocks that are well-positioned as EV
Ultimately, I believe the market was waiting for the dust to                  beneficiaries. Despite that fact that the company is a maker
settle on the deal, and since that point the synergies have                   of EV powertrain components, it remains a relatively small
been predominantly better-than-expected, which provided a                     portion of the overall business that, if successful, likely stands
lift to the stock. Though I increased the portfolio's stake in                to cannibalize its larger, flagship products. As a result, I sold
Stellantis the past six months, it was the second-largest                     the portfolio's stake in BorgWarner prior to period end.
underweight in the portfolio as of August 31.
Additionally, Lear (-4%), a global supplier of automotive seats               Q: What's your outlook as of August 31, Elliot฀
and wiring harnesses – our largest overweight at period end                   At the end of the day, the automotive industry's performance
– was another noteworthy detractor. Simply put, suppliers                     is going to be determined by the consumer. Currently, the
like Lear tend to underperform in difficult times when                        state of the consumer seems to be healthy, so I have reason
production targets are being revised downward by                              for optimism looking ahead. Granted, we've yet to reach the
manufacturers. Toward the end of the period, Lear reported                    bottom when I think about the semiconductor supply
quarterly financial results that were largely in line with                    shortage and the reverberations it's had throughout the
consensus expectations, although management did reduce                        industry, but I think we're reasonably close. Overall, the
guidance due to ongoing semiconductor-related disruptions                     market tends to operate like a discounting machine, so
across the industry.                                                          typically when stock prices bottom, fundamentals follow suit
                                                                              not long after. In practical terms, once the final cuts to
Q: What helped relative performance฀                                          production take place, the worst will be behind us. ■
Switching gears, favorable investment choices and modest
underexposure to auto parts & equipment and automobile
manufacturers added relative value the past six months.
On a stock-specific basis, an outsized stake in aftermarket
replacement and maintenance parts distributor LKQ was the

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                                                                              LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS VS. BENCHMARK

                                                                                                                              Average    Relative
     Elliot Mattingly on the historical                                       Holding                  Market Segment
                                                                                                                              Relative Contribution
                                                                                                                               Weight (basis points)*
     impact of supply shortages:                                              LKQ Corp.                Distributors             1.30%        29
                                                                                                       Automobile
     "The automotive industry had already been forced                         Fisker, Inc.                                     -0.24%        26
                                                                                                       Manufacturers
     to grapple with the fallout COVID-19-induced                                                      Auto Parts &
                                                                              BorgWarner, Inc.                                 -0.61%        25
     manufacturing plant shutdowns that depleted                                                       Equipment
     inventories and left it in uncharted territory. Then,                                             Diversified Support
                                                                              Copart, Inc.                                      1.16%        22
     toward the end of last year, the semiconductor                                                    Services
     shortage came to fruition for a variety of reasons,                      Tata Motors Ltd.         Automobile
                                                                                                                               -0.87%        22
     ranging from automakers not ordering enough                              sponsored ADR            Manufacturers
     supply, to increased demand in other segments of                         * 1 basis point = 0.01%.
     the economy, notably, work-from-home technology
     needs.
     "The chip shortage was further exacerbated by                            LARGEST DETRACTORS VS. BENCHMARK
     other factors such as fire at a key production plant in
     Japan, along with supply chain disruption issues in                                                                      Average    Relative
     Malaysia. This all culminated in the images we've                                                                        Relative Contribution
                                                                              Holding                  Market Segment          Weight (basis points)*
     seen of a seemingly never-ending backlog of cargo
     ships waiting to be offloaded at the ports of Los                        Uber Technologies,
                                                                                                       Trucking                 1.55%        -56
                                                                              Inc.
     Angeles and Long Beach. The trickle-down effect on
                                                                                                       Automobile
     dealers and consumers has been nothing less than                         Stellantis NV                                    -1.54%        -28
                                                                                                       Manufacturers
     astonishing.
                                                                                                       Auto Parts &
                                                                              Lear Corp.                                        1.93%        -25
     "Everything in the global auto industry revolves                                                  Equipment
     around unit production levels. In 2019, roughly 90                       AutoNation, Inc.         Automotive Retail       -0.71%        -24
     million units were produced. Then last year, when                                                 Automobile
                                                                              Ford Motor Co.                                   -1.19%        -20
     the scope of the pandemic became a sobering                                                       Manufacturers
     reality, that figure was closer to 75 million. Entering                  * 1 basis point = 0.01%.
     2021, estimates were in the 80-85 million range,
     which many investors felt was conservative under
     the auspice that consumers had money to spend.
     "U.S. dealers have historically held 60-65 days'
     worth of inventory on their lots, slightly higher for
     trucks and lower for cars. At the end of the second
     quarter, that had declined dramatically. The impact
     being felt by dealers is that, in some cases, they are
     simply unable to meet customer demand in real
     time, a dynamic not see before. In turn, consumers
     are seeing higher prices for popular models.
     "Despite this demand, supply shortages have
     lingered and as a result, production targets have
     been continually reduced as 2021 progresses, to the
     extent that manufacturers are tracking toward
     figures only slightly above 2020 levels."

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ASSET ALLOCATION

                                                                                                                                          Relative Change
                                                                                                                                          From Six Months
Asset Class                                                             Portfolio Weight       Index Weight         Relative Weight              Ago
Domestic Equities                                                            64.90%                63.50%                 1.40%                 -3.58%
International Equities                                                       35.20%                36.50%                 -1.30%                3.74%
   Developed Markets                                                         25.68%                25.22%                 0.46%                 3.73%
   Emerging Markets                                                          9.52%                 11.28%                 -1.76%                0.01%
   Tax-Advantaged Domiciles                                                  0.00%                 0.00%                  0.00%                 0.00%
Bonds                                                                        0.09%                 0.00%                  0.09%                 0.09%
Cash & Net Other Assets                                                      -0.19%                0.00%                  -0.19%                -0.25%
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.

MARKET-SEGMENT DIVERSIFICATION

                                                                                                                                          Relative Change
                                                                                                                                          From Six Months
Market Segment                                                          Portfolio Weight       Index Weight         Relative Weight              Ago
Automobile Manufacturers                                                     57.51%                58.12%                 -0.61%                2.21%
Automotive Retail                                                            17.20%                17.62%                 -0.42%                -0.90%
Auto Parts & Equipment                                                       13.08%                13.48%                 -0.40%                -0.24%
Diversified Support Services                                                 4.84%                 4.28%                  0.56%                 -0.64%
Distributors                                                                 4.20%                 3.56%                  0.64%                 0.49%
Trucking                                                                     1.83%                    --                  1.83%                 -0.55%
Electrical Components & Equipment                                            0.83%                 1.00%                  -0.17%                -0.17%
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks                                        0.45%                 0.05%                  0.40%                 -0.10%
Airlines                                                                     0.20%                    --                  0.20%                 0.20%
Application Software                                                         0.06%                    --                  0.06%                 0.06%
Other                                                                        0.00%                 0.00%                  0.00%                 0.00%

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10 LARGEST HOLDINGS

                                                                                                                                          Portfolio Weight
                                                             Market Segment                                        Portfolio Weight
Holding                                                                                                                                   Six Months Ago
Toyota Motor Corp. sponsored ADR                             Automobile Manufacturers                                    11.78%                9.91%
Tesla, Inc.                                                  Automobile Manufacturers                                    11.69%               14.36%
General Motors Co.                                           Automobile Manufacturers                                    8.51%                11.08%
Ford Motor Co.                                               Automobile Manufacturers                                    5.01%                 3.10%
NIO, Inc. sponsored ADR                                      Automobile Manufacturers                                    4.92%                 5.72%
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.                                    Automotive Retail                                           4.86%                 3.12%
Aptiv PLC                                                    Auto Parts & Equipment                                      4.70%                 5.44%
Ferrari NV                                                   Automobile Manufacturers                                    4.04%                 2.43%
Copart, Inc.                                                 Diversified Support Services                                3.98%                 4.03%
AutoZone, Inc.                                               Automotive Retail                                           3.64%                 3.96%
10 Largest Holdings as a % of Net Assets                                                                                 63.13%               64.50%
Total Number of Holdings                                                                                                   39                    37
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 investments.

FISCAL PERFORMANCE SUMMARY:                                                Cumulative                                   Annualized

Periods ending August 31, 2021                                        6                             1              3                5           10 Year/
                                                                    Month           YTD            Year           Year             Year          LOF1
Select Automotive Portfolio
                                                                    9.20%          13.14%         44.28%         27.70%           20.56%         15.59%
 Gross Expense Ratio: 0.88%2
S&P 500 Index                                                      19.52%          21.58%         31.17%         18.07%           18.02%         16.34%
FactSet Automotive Linked Index                                     9.74%          14.94%         45.48%         25.91%           19.43%         15.93%
Morningstar Fund Consumer Cyclical                                  7.51%          16.22%         35.58%         18.84%           18.04%         16.08%
% Rank in Morningstar Category (1% = Best)                            --                --         26%             4%              23%            57%
# of Funds in Morningstar Category                                    --                --          48             42                39               35
1 Lifeof Fund (LOF) if performance is less than 10 years. Fund inception date: 06/30/1986.
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

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and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual
                                                                             Relative weights represents the % of fund assets in a particular
issuers than a diversified fund; thus changes in the market value of a
                                                                             market segment, asset class or credit quality relative to the
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                                                                             benchmark. A positive number represents an overweight, and a
than would occur in a more diversified fund. The automotive
                                                                             negative number is an underweight. The fund's benchmark is listed
industry is highly cyclical and can be significantly affected by labor
                                                                             immediately under the fund name in the Performance Summary.
relations and fluctuating component prices.

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.

FactSet Automotive Linked Index is a float-adjusted modified
market capitalization weighted index designed to measure and track
the performance of companies engaged in the manufacturing and
distribution of automotive vehicles, parts and components. Index
returns shown for periods prior to April 1, 2017 are returns of the
S&P Custom Automobiles & Components Index; returns shown for
periods prior to January 1, 2010 are returns of the MSCI U.S.
Investable Market Automobiles & Components Index.

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.

MARKET-SEGMENT WEIGHTS
Market-segment weights illustrate examples of sectors or

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Manager Facts
Elliot Mattingly 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. Mattingly is responsible for the coverage of
North American automotive sector, ridesharing companies, and
consumer staples stocks. Additionally, he manages Fidelity
Select Automotive Portfolio.

Prior to joining Fidelity as an equity research analyst intern in
2015, Mr. Mattingly served as a private equity associate at Bain
Capital and as a senior associate consultant at Bain & Company,
where he focused on private equity transactions. He has been in
the financial industry since 2012.

Mr. Mattingly earned his bachelor of arts degree in German
studies from Dartmouth and his master of business
administration degree from Harvard Business School.

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY:                                                                                    Annualized

Quarter ending September 30, 2021                                              1                 3                     5                10 Year/
                                                                              Year              Year                  Year                LOF1
Select Automotive Portfolio
                                                                          48.93%               29.31%                21.23%              17.32%
 Gross Expense Ratio: 0.88%2
1 Lifeof Fund (LOF) if performance is less than 10 years. Fund inception date: 06/30/1986.
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 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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