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VIP Communication Services Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund IV
Expense ratio1
0.86%
Net assets2
$354.88M
Holdings2
41
Category
US Equity
2024 return3
34.04%

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 23, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. VIP Communication Services 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 development, production, or distribution of communication services. These companies may include, for example, interactive media and services including search engines, social media and networking platforms; companies that produce and sell entertainment and media such as movies, TV, cable, radio, internet and satellite companies; interactive gaming and home entertainment products and services; advertising; publishing and public relations companies; operators of fixed-line telecommunications networks and companies; providers of cellular or wireless communications services and equipment; and providers of communications and high-density data transmission services and equipment. For purposes of the fund's policy to normally invest at least 80% of its assets … Normally investing primarily in common stocks. Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the development, production, or distribution of communication services. These companies may include, for example, interactive media and services including search engines, social media and networking platforms; companies that produce and sell entertainment and media such as movies, TV, cable, radio, internet and satellite companies; interactive gaming and home entertainment products and services; advertising; publishing and public relations companies; operators of fixed-line telecommunications networks and companies; providers of cellular or wireless communications services and equipment; and providers of communications and high-density data transmission services and equipment. 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
ALPHABET INC CL A $89.74M 25.29%
META PLATFORMS INC CL A $83.30M 23.47%
AT&T INC $23.19M 6.54%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund $22.20M 6.26%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC $21.43M 6.04%
ECHOSTAR CORP CL A $15.89M 4.48%
AMAZON.COM INC $9.89M 2.79%
TAIWAN SEMIC MFG CO LTD SP ADR $9.09M 2.56%
TAKE-TWO INTERACTV SOFTWR INC $8.91M 2.51%
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC $7.78M 2.19%
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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
9
Exited
13
Increased
17
Decreased
12
Unchanged
3

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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Similar funds

Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight
FundOverlapNet exp.
Select Communication Services Portfolio · FBMPX, FGJMX, FGKMX, FGDMX, FGEMX, FGHMX 93% 0.58%
Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF · FCOM 58% 0.08%
VANGUARD COMMUNICATION SERVICES INDEX FUND · VTCAX, VOX 58% 0.09%
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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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