VIP Health Care Portfolio
Variable Insurance Products Fund IV
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$1.00B
Holdings1
123
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 18, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. VIP Health Care 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 design, manufacture, or sale of products or services used for or in connection with health care or medicine. These companies may include, for example, companies engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, or marketing of products based on biotechnology research; companies engaged in research, development, or production of pharmaceuticals, including veterinary drugs; manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers of health care equipment, devices, and supplies including drug delivery systems and eye care products; and owners and operators of health care facilities, HMOs, and other managed plans. For purposes of the fund's policy to normally invest at least 80% of its assets in … Normally investing primarily in common stocks. Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the design, manufacture, or sale of products or services used for or in connection with health care or medicine. These companies may include, for example, companies engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, or marketing of products based on biotechnology research; companies engaged in research, development, or production of pharmaceuticals, including veterinary drugs; manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers of health care equipment, devices, and supplies including drug delivery systems and eye care products; and owners and operators of health care facilities, HMOs, and other managed plans. 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
DANAHER CORP $68.26M 6.80%
LILLY ELI and CO $66.96M 6.67%
JOHNSON&JOHNSON $59.35M 5.91%
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP $50.83M 5.06%
ABBVIE INC $36.32M 3.62%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC $25.92M 2.58%
UCB SA $25.61M 2.55%
MERCK & CO $25.26M 2.51%
Ascendis Pharma A/S $25.16M 2.50%
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP $20.82M 2.07%
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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
15
Exited
14
Increased
35
Decreased
34
Unchanged
39

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 Health Care Portfolio · FSPHX, FHCQX, FHCRX, FHCLX, FHCNX, FHCPX 90% 0.55%
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund · FACDX, FHCCX, FACTX, FHCIX, FIKCX 81% 0.56%
Fidelity Disruptive Medicine ETF · FMED 53% 0.50%
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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. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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