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VIP Utilities Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund IV
Expense ratio1
0.86%
Net assets2
$360.24M
Holdings2
34
Category
US Equity
2024 return3
29.00%

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 23, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. VIP Utilities Portfolio seeks capital appreciation.

Strategy. Normally investing primarily in common stocks. Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the utilities industry and companies deriving a majority of their revenues from their utility operations. These companies may include, for example, companies that produce electricity, including nuclear and non-nuclear facilities; companies that distribute and transmit natural and manufactured gas; water treatment and other utility companies; companies that operate as independent power producers, gas and power marketing and trading specialists and/or integrated energy merchants; and companies that engage in the generation and distribution of electricity using renewable sources. For purposes of the fund's policy to normally invest at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the … Normally investing primarily in common stocks. Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the utilities industry and companies deriving a majority of their revenues from their utility operations. These companies may include, for example, companies that produce electricity, including nuclear and non-nuclear facilities; companies that distribute and transmit natural and manufactured gas; water treatment and other utility companies; companies that operate as independent power producers, gas and power marketing and trading specialists and/or integrated energy merchants; and companies that engage in the generation and distribution of electricity using renewable sources. For purposes of the fund's policy to normally invest at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the business activity or activities identified for the fund, Fidelity may consider a company to be principally engaged in the designated business activity or activities based on: (i) the level of a company's assets, income, sales, or profits that are committed to, derived from, or related to the designated business activity or activities, or (ii) whether a third party has given the company an industry or sector classification consistent with the designated business activity or activities. Whether a company is principally engaged in the designated business activity or activities can be determined under any of these factors. Effective December 11, 2025, derivative instruments that provide investment exposure to the investments above or exposure to one or more market risk factors associated with such investments are included in the fund's 80% policy, consistent with the fund's investment policies and limitations with respect to investments in derivatives. Investing in domestic and foreign issuers. Using fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, to select investments.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
NEXTERA ENERGY INC $49.71M 13.80%
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP $25.76M 7.15%
DUKE ENERGY CORP NEW $24.34M 6.76%
NRG ENERGY INC $21.85M 6.07%
SEMPRA ENERGY $20.83M 5.78%
ENTERGY CORP $18.85M 5.23%
VISTRA CORP $17.50M 4.86%
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC $16.98M 4.71%
EXELON CORP $16.85M 4.68%
XCEL ENERGY INC $16.28M 4.52%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
2
Exited
4
Increased
15
Decreased
16
Unchanged
1

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited Sub-adviser
Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited Sub-adviser
Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited Sub-adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of April 23, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2024, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.

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