FSDAX
Select Defense and Aerospace Portfolio
Fidelity Select Portfolios
Expense ratio1
0.66%
Net assets2
$4.10B
Holdings2
30
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
49.96%

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 24, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. Defense and Aerospace 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 research, manufacture, or sale of products or services related to the defense or aerospace industries. These companies may include, for example, manufacturers of civil or military aerospace and defense equipment, parts, or products, including defense electronics and space 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 … Normally investing primarily in common stocks. Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the research, manufacture, or sale of products or services related to the defense or aerospace industries. These companies may include, for example, manufacturers of civil or military aerospace and defense equipment, parts, or products, including defense electronics and space 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 Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO $929.24M 22.66%
RTX CORP $558.18M 13.61%
BOEING CO/THE $454.86M 11.09%
HOWMET AEROSPACE INC $206.27M 5.03%
HEICO CORP CL A $170.89M 4.17%
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION $169.88M 4.14%
CURTISS WRIGHT CORPORATION $130.61M 3.18%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC $115.54M 2.82%
WOODWARD INC $114.06M 2.78%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP $113.41M 2.77%
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Allocation by sector

As of February 28, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 2026
Opened
2
Exited
1
Increased
25
Decreased
2
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 February 28, 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 24, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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