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VIP Materials Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund IV
Expense ratio1
0.92%
Net assets2
$96.91M
Holdings2
54
Category
US Equity
2024 return3
-2.44%

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 23, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. VIP Materials 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 manufacture, mining, processing, or distribution of raw materials and intermediate goods. These companies may include, for example, manufacturers of sand, lime, concrete and other building materials, metal, glass, plastic, or cardboard containers or packaging; producers of industrial and basic chemicals, including plastics, synthetic fibers, and commodity-based paints and pigments; fertilizer and other agriculture-related chemical products; companies that produce adhesives, sealants, and other high value-added chemicals; producers of aluminum and related materials; companies engaged in producing and extracting metals and minerals; producers of gold, iron, steel, and companies mining precious metals and minerals; and manufacturers of timber, related wood products, … Normally investing primarily in common stocks. Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the manufacture, mining, processing, or distribution of raw materials and intermediate goods. These companies may include, for example, manufacturers of sand, lime, concrete and other building materials, metal, glass, plastic, or cardboard containers or packaging; producers of industrial and basic chemicals, including plastics, synthetic fibers, and commodity-based paints and pigments; fertilizer and other agriculture-related chemical products; companies that produce adhesives, sealants, and other high value-added chemicals; producers of aluminum and related materials; companies engaged in producing and extracting metals and minerals; producers of gold, iron, steel, and companies mining precious metals and minerals; and manufacturers of timber, related wood products, and paper. 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
LINDE PLC $15.57M 16.06%
ECOLAB INC $6.73M 6.94%
NEWMONT CORP $5.77M 5.95%
FREEPORT MCMORAN INC $4.94M 5.10%
CORTEVA INC $4.11M 4.24%
AIR PRODUCTS and CHEMICALS INC $4.09M 4.22%
SOLSTICE ADV MAT $3.77M 3.89%
CRH PLC $3.42M 3.53%
NUCOR CORP $3.28M 3.39%
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO $2.88M 2.98%
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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
10
Exited
5
Increased
34
Decreased
10
Unchanged
0

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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FundOverlapNet exp.
Select Materials Portfolio · FSDPX, FMFAX, FMFCX, FMFTX, FMFEX, FIJFX 92% 0.59%
Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF · FMAT 72% 0.08%
JNL/Mellon Materials Sector Fund 69% 0.32%
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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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