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Form N-CSRS FIDELITY SALEM STREET For: Mar 31

May 24, 2019 10:44 AM EDT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES


Investment Company Act file number   811-2105


Fidelity Salem Street Trust

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


245 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210

 (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)


William C. Coffey, Secretary

245 Summer St.

Boston, Massachusetts  02210

(Name and address of agent for service)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

617-563-7000



Date of fiscal year end:

September 30



Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2019


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders




Fidelity® Strategic Real Return Fund



Semi-Annual Report

March 31, 2019

Includes Fidelity and Fidelity Advisor share classes




Fidelity Investments


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Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example


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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.



Investment Summary (Unaudited)

The information in the Quality Diversification and Asset Allocation tables is based on the combined investments of the Fund and its pro-rata share of investments of each Fidelity Central Fund other than the Commodity Strategy and Money Market Central Funds.

Quality Diversification (% of fund's net assets)

As of March 31, 2019 
   U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency Obligations 24.4% 
   AAA 0.1% 
   0.1% 
   BBB 1.4% 
   BB and Below 27.9% 
   Not Rated 1.4% 
   Equities* 41.5% 
   Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 3.2% 


 * Includes investment in Fidelity® Commodity Strategy Central Fund of 24.7%

We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.

Holdings Distribution (% of fund's net assets)

As of March 31, 2019 
   Commodity-Linked Notes and Related Investments* 24.7% 
   Inflation-Protected Investments 24.4% 
   Floating Rate High Yield** 27.6% 
   Real Estate Investments 21.1% 
   Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.9% 


 * Represents investment in Fidelity® Commodity Strategy Central Fund

 ** Represents investment in Fidelity® Floating Rate Central Fund

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of March 31, 2019*,** 
   Stocks 16.8% 
   U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency Obligations 24.4% 
   Corporate Bonds 2.7% 
   Asset-Backed Securities 0.8% 
   Bank Loan Obligations 25.6% 
   CMOs and Other Mortgage Related Securities 1.8% 
   Other Investments*** 24.7% 
   Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 3.2% 


 * Foreign investments - 4.2%

 ** U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Securities - 24.4%

 *** Includes investment in Fidelity® Commodity Strategy Central Fund of 24.7%

An unaudited holdings listing for the Fund, which presents direct holdings as well as the pro-rata share of any securities and other investments held indirectly through its investment in underlying Fidelity Central Funds, other than Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund and Money Market Central Funds, is available at fidelity.com and/or institutional.fidelity.com, as applicable.

Schedule of Investments March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Corporate Bonds - 1.6%   
 Principal Amount Value 
Convertible Bonds - 0.2%   
FINANCIALS - 0.2%   
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0%   
Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc. 5.625% 12/1/22 (a) $110,000 $109,781 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.2%   
Colony Financial, Inc. 3.875% 1/15/21 150,000 143,072 
Exantas Capital Corp. 8% 1/15/20 300,000 309,750 
Redwood Trust, Inc. 5.625% 7/15/24 140,000 136,640 
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. 6.75% 10/1/22 330,000 311,808 
  901,270 
TOTAL FINANCIALS  1,011,051 
Nonconvertible Bonds - 1.4%   
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.0%   
Media - 0.0%   
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC/CBS Outdoor Americas Capital Corp. 5.625% 2/15/24 45,000 46,181 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.4%   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.1%   
Times Square Hotel Trust 8.528% 8/1/26 (a) 405,312 468,843 
Household Durables - 0.3%   
Ashton Woods U.S.A. LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co. 6.75% 8/1/25 (a) 135,000 122,850 
Beazer Homes U.S.A., Inc.:   
5.875% 10/15/27 115,000 100,338 
6.75% 3/15/25 95,000 89,894 
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. Corp. 6.125% 7/1/22 (a) 180,000 180,900 
KB Home 8% 3/15/20 140,000 145,810 
M/I Homes, Inc. 5.625% 8/1/25 45,000 43,088 
Meritage Homes Corp.:   
5.125% 6/6/27 80,000 77,576 
6% 6/1/25 100,000 105,000 
New Home Co. LLC 7.25% 4/1/22 150,000 135,000 
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc. 5.875% 4/15/23 (a) 140,000 142,800 
TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. 5.25% 6/1/27 80,000 73,600 
  1,216,856 
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY  1,685,699 
CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.0%   
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.0%   
Albertsons Companies LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson's, Inc./Albertson's LLC 5.75% 3/15/25 105,000 99,619 
C&S Group Enterprises LLC 5.375% 7/15/22 (a) 15,000 15,056 
Cumberland Farms, Inc. 6.75% 5/1/25 (a) 35,000 36,400 
New Albertsons, Inc. 8.7% 5/1/30 75,000 69,000 
  220,075 
FINANCIALS - 0.1%   
Capital Markets - 0.0%   
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp. 5% 3/15/24 60,000 61,275 
Diversified Financial Services - 0.1%   
Five Point Operation Co. LP 7.875% 11/15/25 (a) 100,000 95,750 
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp. 6.25% 2/1/22 25,000 25,646 
  121,396 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.0%   
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 4.75% 3/15/25 65,000 64,675 
TOTAL FINANCIALS  247,346 
REAL ESTATE - 0.9%   
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.5%   
Care Capital Properties LP 5.125% 8/15/26 408,000 399,696 
CBL & Associates LP 5.95% 12/15/26 132,000 96,360 
CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp. 5.25% 6/1/25 80,000 80,303 
DDR Corp. 4.625% 7/15/22 11,000 11,344 
Equinix, Inc. 5.375% 5/15/27 105,000 109,988 
HCP, Inc. 4.25% 11/15/23 108,000 112,588 
iStar Financial, Inc.:   
4.625% 9/15/20 105,000 106,181 
5.25% 9/15/22 65,000 64,025 
6% 4/1/22 135,000 135,506 
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust 4.4% 6/15/24 35,000 35,314 
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp. 5% 10/15/27 105,000 106,838 
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.:   
4.375% 8/1/23 53,000 54,097 
4.5% 4/1/27 83,000 83,314 
4.75% 1/15/28 67,000 68,703 
SBA Communications Corp. 4% 10/1/22 40,000 40,144 
Select Income REIT:   
4.15% 2/1/22 63,000 63,414 
4.25% 5/15/24 80,000 76,375 
Senior Housing Properties Trust:   
3.25% 5/1/19 118,000 118,013 
4.75% 5/1/24 271,000 268,069 
4.75% 2/15/28 100,000 92,981 
6.75% 4/15/20 134,000 136,335 
  2,259,588 
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.4%   
Greystar Real Estate Partners 5.75% 12/1/25 (a) 90,000 90,225 
Howard Hughes Corp. 5.375% 3/15/25 (a) 265,000 264,648 
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc. 5.875% 4/1/24 560,000 556,500 
Mattamy Group Corp. 6.5% 10/1/25 (a) 160,000 157,848 
Mid-America Apartments LP 4.3% 10/15/23 67,000 69,817 
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc. 5.625% 3/1/24 (a) 5,000 4,963 
Washington Prime Group LP 5.95% 8/15/24 330,000 309,540 
  1,453,541 
TOTAL REAL ESTATE  3,713,129 
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS  5,912,430 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS   
(Cost $6,992,971)  6,923,481 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Obligations - 24.4%   
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds:   
0.625% 2/15/43 $2,299,122 $2,167,641 
0.75% 2/15/42 2,096,361 2,045,530 
0.75% 2/15/45 3,500,713 3,372,203 
0.875% 2/15/47 2,137,638 2,120,050 
1% 2/15/46 1,226,980 1,253,372 
1% 2/15/48 234,770 240,302 
1% 2/15/49 510,153 524,638 
1.375% 2/15/44 959,076 1,061,959 
1.75% 1/15/28 2,434,259 2,690,518 
2% 1/15/26 3,180,671 3,510,498 
2.125% 2/15/40 685,938 857,241 
2.125% 2/15/41 663,215 833,420 
2.375% 1/15/25 8,878,875 9,864,534 
2.375% 1/15/27 9,218,984 10,545,366 
2.5% 1/15/29 1,697,621 2,013,481 
3.375% 4/15/32 241,077 325,193 
3.625% 4/15/28 2,835,542 3,602,564 
3.875% 4/15/29 2,744,462 3,668,311 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes:   
0.125% 4/15/19 375,977 376,204 
0.125% 4/15/20 2,794,636 2,781,539 
0.125% 4/15/21 3,557,834 3,530,191 
0.125% 1/15/22 6,227,872 6,179,616 
0.125% 4/15/22 6,727,630 6,659,410 
0.125% 7/15/22 2,134,431 2,123,831 
0.125% 1/15/23 3,435,075 3,397,262 
0.125% 7/15/24 5,883,444 5,812,790 
0.125% 7/15/26 2,362,748 2,312,349 
0.25% 1/15/25 2,072,324 2,051,376 
0.375% 7/15/23 1,319,576 1,323,391 
0.5% 1/15/28 489,821 489,026 
0.625% 7/15/21 637,699 643,493 
0.625% 4/15/23 3,293,453 3,317,492 
0.625% 1/15/24 550,178 555,714 
0.625% 1/15/26 370,769 375,163 
0.75% 7/15/28 621,717 636,047 
0.875% 1/15/29 3,000,579 3,099,444 
1.125% 1/15/21 2,675,308 2,709,816 
1.25% 7/15/20 3,857,303 3,914,506 
1.375% 1/15/20 2,081,250 2,098,484 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY INFLATION-PROTECTED OBLIGATIONS   
(Cost $103,665,147)  105,083,965 
Asset-Backed Securities - 0.8%   
American Homes 4 Rent Series 2015-SFR2 Class XS, 0% 10/17/52 (a)(b)(c)(d) $141,905 $1 
Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp.:   
Series 2002-1 Class M2, 9.546% 12/1/33 284,000 298,277 
Series 2002-2 Class M2, 9.163% 3/1/33 407,078 376,089 
Deutsche Financial Capital Securitization LLC Series 1997-I Class M, 7.275% 9/15/27 52,483 53,126 
Home Partners of America Credit Trust Series 2017-1 Class F, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.539% 6.0208% 7/17/34 (a)(b)(e) 101,000 101,058 
Invitation Homes Trust:   
Series 2017-SFR2 Class F, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.000% 5.4818% 12/17/36 (a)(b)(e) 17,304 17,434 
Series 2018-SFR1 Class F, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 4.9818% 3/17/37 (a)(b)(e) 189,000 188,504 
Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract Trust Series 2001-B Class M2, 7.17% 4/15/40 531,045 374,043 
Residential Asset Securities Corp. Series 2003-KS10 Class MI3, 5.5674% 12/25/33 43,476 27,437 
Starwood Waypoint Homes Trust Series 2017-1:   
Class E, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.600% 5.0838% 1/17/35 (a)(b)(e) 100,000 99,475 
Class F, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.400% 5.8838% 1/17/35 (a)(b)(e) 197,000 196,319 
Taberna Preferred Funding III Ltd. Series 2005-3A Class D, 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.650% 5.3826% 2/5/36 (a)(b)(d)(e) 377,364 28 
Tricon American Homes:   
Series 2017-SFR2 Class F, 5.104% 1/17/36 (a) 100,000 101,526 
Series 2018-SFR1 Class F, 4.96% 5/17/37 (a) 105,000 104,807 
VB-S1 Issuer LLC Series 2018-1A Class F, 5.25% 2/15/48 (a) 155,000 151,184 
Wrightwood Capital Real Estate CDO Ltd. Series 2005-1A Class F, 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.950% 4.5913% 11/21/40 (a)(b)(d)(e) 1,500,000 1,476,500 
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES   
(Cost $3,877,584)  3,565,808 
Commercial Mortgage Securities - 1.8%   
Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC Series 2015-STP Class F, 4.286% 9/10/28 (a)(b) 126,000 118,578 
BX Trust Series 2017-IMC Class F, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.7338% 10/15/32 (a)(b)(e) 190,000 189,426 
CGMS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-MDRB Class E, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.872% 6.3553% 7/15/30 (a)(b)(e) 105,000 104,499 
COMM Mortgage Trust:   
sequential payer Series 2013-LC6 Class E, 3.5% 1/10/46 (a) 250,000 204,660 
Series 2012-CR1 Class G, 2.462% 5/15/45 (a) 100,000 77,375 
Series 2013-CR12 Class D, 5.0839% 10/10/46 (a)(b) 250,000 224,363 
Series 2017-CD4 Class D, 3.3% 5/10/50 (a) 63,000 53,640 
COMM Mortgage Trust pass-thru certificates Series 2005-LP5 Class F, 4.5311% 5/10/43 (a)(b) 109,998 109,212 
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2017-C8 Class D, 4.4701% 6/15/50 (a) 156,000 143,068 
Series 2017-CX10 Class UESD, 4.2366% 10/15/32 (a)(b) 84,000 83,116 
DBCCRE Mortgage Trust Series 2014-ARCP Class E, 4.9345% 1/10/34 (a)(b) 100,000 94,938 
Freddie Mac pass-thru certificates:   
Series K011 Class X3, 2.5731% 12/25/43 (b)(c) 1,156,048 48,074 
Series K012 Class X3, 2.2526% 1/25/41 (b)(c) 654,162 25,078 
Series K013 Class X3, 2.8147% 1/25/43 (b)(c) 1,124,000 54,647 
GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-NRF Class GFX, 3.3822% 12/15/34 (a)(b) 347,000 340,406 
GS Mortgage Securities Trust:   
Series 2011-GC5:   
Class E, 5.3913% 8/10/44 (a)(b) 63,000 55,539 
Class F, 4.5% 8/10/44 (a) 42,000 26,049 
Series 2012-GC6 Class E, 5% 1/10/45 (a)(b) 153,000 137,238 
Series 2012-GCJ7 Class D, 5.6998% 5/10/45 (a)(b) 500,000 480,293 
Series 2012-GCJ9 Class D, 4.747% 11/10/45 (a)(b) 178,000 178,234 
Series 2013-GC16 Class F, 3.5% 11/10/46 (a) 269,000 205,161 
Series 2016-REMZ Class MZB, 7.727% 2/10/21 (a) 651,000 652,252 
Hilton U.S.A. Trust Series 2016-SFP Class F, 6.1552% 11/5/35 (a) 600,000 615,959 
Independence Plaza Trust Series 2018-INDP Class E, 4.996% 7/10/35 (a) 100,000 101,151 
Invitation Homes Trust floater Series 2018-SFR3 Class F, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250% 4.7318% 7/17/37 (a)(b)(e) 104,000 102,854 
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2014-C23 Class UH5, 4.7094% 9/15/47 (a) 54,000 45,254 
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. Series 2012-CBX Class G 4% 6/15/45 (a) 151,000 84,912 
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2011-C3 Class E, 5.6616% 2/15/46 (a)(b) 200,000 195,836 
LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-2 Class E, 5.5965% 1/20/41 (a)(b) 192,000 182,750 
Morgan Stanley BAML Trust:   
Series 2012-C5 Class E, 4.686% 8/15/45 (a)(b) 61,000 61,416 
Series 2013-C7 Class D, 4.2324% 2/15/46 (a)(b) 91,000 84,658 
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust:   
Series 1998-CF1 Class G, 7.35% 7/15/32 (a) 55,027 48,143 
Series 2011-C2:   
Class D, 5.4857% 6/15/44 (a)(b) 358,000 360,982 
Class E, 5.4857% 6/15/44 (a)(b) 454,000 442,082 
Class F, 5.4857% 6/15/44 (a)(b) 343,000 301,183 
Class XB, 0.5356% 6/15/44 (a)(b)(c) 12,067,221 131,402 
Series 2011-C3 Class G, 5.1547% 7/15/49 (a)(b) 111,000 96,731 
Motel 6 Trust floater Series 2017-MTL6, Class F, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.7338% 8/15/34 (a)(b)(e) 189,433 190,057 
Providence Place Group Ltd. Partnership Series 2000-C1 Class A2, 7.75% 7/20/28 (a) 237,159 285,778 
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-C1 Class D, 5.5444% 5/10/45 (a)(b) 120,000 119,855 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust:   
Series 2012-LC5 Class E, 4.7632% 10/15/45 (a)(b) 114,000 111,573 
Series 2017-C38 Class D, 3% 7/15/50 (a)(b) 70,000 57,268 
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-C11 Class E, 4.2657% 3/15/45 (a)(b) 220,000 198,549 
WFCG Commercial Mortgage Trust floater Series 2015-BXRP Class G, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.020% 5.5038% 11/15/29 (a)(b)(e) 173,540 171,629 
WP Glimcher Mall Trust Series 2015-WPG Class PR1, 3.516% 6/5/35 (a)(b) 140,000 115,017 
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES   
(Cost $7,490,720)  7,710,885 
 Shares Value 
Common Stocks - 13.3%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.2%   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.2%   
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (f) 7,400 228,290 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 5,100 423,861 
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. 2,700 109,323 
  761,474 
FINANCIALS - 0.5%   
Capital Markets - 0.0%   
Ellington Financial LLC 14,400 257,760 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.5%   
Chimera Investment Corp. 13,000 243,620 
Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT 5,200 61,880 
Great Ajax Corp. 54,000 741,960 
Hunt Companies Finance Trust, Inc. 2,244 7,832 
MFA Financial, Inc. 128,866 936,856 
Redwood Trust, Inc. 7,400 119,510 
  2,111,658 
TOTAL FINANCIALS  2,369,418 
REAL ESTATE - 12.6%   
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 12.5%   
Acadia Realty Trust (SBI) 63,944 1,743,753 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 13,500 1,924,560 
American Tower Corp. 8,050 1,586,333 
Americold Realty Trust 10,900 332,559 
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A 28,879 1,452,325 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. 14,859 2,982,647 
Boston Properties, Inc. 19,101 2,557,242 
Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 20,376 248,791 
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. 86,418 293,821 
Clipper Realty, Inc. 20,200 270,478 
Colony Capital, Inc. 79,323 421,998 
Crown Castle International Corp. 2,000 256,000 
CubeSmart 45,500 1,457,820 
DDR Corp. 64,630 880,261 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 6,500 773,500 
Douglas Emmett, Inc. 21,500 869,030 
Duke Realty Corp. 32,500 993,850 
Equinix, Inc. 4,150 1,880,614 
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. 25,799 2,948,826 
Equity Residential (SBI) 22,613 1,703,211 
Essex Property Trust, Inc. 7,622 2,204,587 
Extra Space Storage, Inc. 2,900 295,539 
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. 35,100 1,127,061 
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. 12,690 362,807 
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (SBI) 29,900 1,398,722 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 15,781 298,261 
Invitation Homes, Inc. 26,200 637,446 
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust 31,800 288,108 
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. 7,594 830,252 
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. 2,700 103,005 
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 14,600 453,476 
Prologis, Inc. 48,908 3,518,931 
Public Storage 6,544 1,425,152 
RLJ Lodging Trust 49,100 862,687 
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. 26,200 510,114 
Safety Income and Growth, Inc. 4,700 102,507 
Senior Housing Properties Trust (SBI) 25,400 299,212 
Simon Property Group, Inc. 15,023 2,737,341 
Store Capital Corp. 6,700 224,450 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. 42,600 613,440 
Taubman Centers, Inc. 19,895 1,052,048 
Terreno Realty Corp. 13,700 575,948 
UDR, Inc. 40,100 1,822,946 
Urban Edge Properties 43,973 835,487 
Ventas, Inc. 47,147 3,008,450 
VEREIT, Inc. 18,600 155,682 
Washington REIT (SBI) 25,000 709,500 
Welltower, Inc. 18,425 1,429,780 
Weyerhaeuser Co. 9,800 258,132 
  53,718,690 
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1%   
Colony NorthStar Credit Real Estate, Inc. 8,900 139,374 
Howard Hughes Corp. (f) 1,700 187,000 
Retail Value, Inc. 2,043 63,680 
  390,054 
TOTAL REAL ESTATE  54,108,744 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
(Cost $58,566,296)  57,239,636 
Preferred Stocks - 3.3%   
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.4%   
FINANCIALS - 0.3%   
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.3%   
Great Ajax Corp. 7.25% 42,500 1,064,209 
ZAIS Financial Corp. 7.00% 6,400 168,256 
  1,232,465 
REAL ESTATE - 0.1%   
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.1%   
Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 5.50% 2,700 53,622 
iStar Financial, Inc. Series J, 4.50% 3,900 166,530 
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust Series C, 6.50% 2,800 137,245 
RLJ Lodging Trust Series A, 1.95% 400 10,052 
Wheeler REIT, Inc. 8.75% 16,500 231,330 
  598,779 
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.0%   
Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP 7.012% 2,000 49,741 
TOTAL REAL ESTATE  648,520 
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS  1,880,985 
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 2.9%   
FINANCIALS - 1.7%   
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.7%   
AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.:   
8.00% 15,879 409,043 
8.25% 500 12,692 
AGNC Investment Corp.:   
Series B, 7.75% 8,000 201,680 
Series C, 7.00% 6,600 168,710 
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.:   
Series C, 7.625% 1,356 34,686 
Series D, 7.50% 8,644 218,175 
Series F, 6.95% 15,500 395,560 
Series G, 6.50% 10,800 258,984 
Series H, 8.125% 6,200 158,249 
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. Series A, 8.625% 707 18,615 
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. Series C, 8.00% 7,147 182,892 
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. Series A, 8.25% 8,989 231,786 
Armour Residential REIT, Inc. Series B, 7.875% 5,645 140,843 
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp. Series A, 8.20% 4,000 100,240 
Chimera Investment Corp.:   
Series B, 8.00% 27,587 711,193 
Series C, 7.75% 8,000 199,974 
Dynex Capital, Inc.:   
Series A, 8.50% 19,755 503,950 
Series B, 7.625% 10,545 250,655 
Exantas Capital Corp. 8.625% 300 7,735 
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.:   
7.50% 17,200 426,560 
Series A, 7.75% 6,507 166,221 
Series B, 7.75% 13,500 361,665 
MFA Financial, Inc.:   
8.00% 11,262 294,051 
Series B, 7.50% 18,486 460,486 
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.:   
Series B, 7.75% 8,886 214,863 
Series C, 7.875% 3,200 79,296 
Series D, 8.00% 6,500 153,400 
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust:   
8.125% 5,700 146,120 
Series B, 8.00% 8,700 218,979 
Two Harbors Investment Corp.:   
7.75% 2,162 53,791 
Series A, 8.125% 9,500 259,920 
Series B, 7.625% 7,800 199,134 
Series C, 7.25% 9,800 239,316 
  7,479,464 
REAL ESTATE - 1.2%   
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.2%   
American Homes 4 Rent Series G, 5.875% 3,200 79,520 
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.:   
Series H, 7.50% 2,500 57,875 
Series I, 7.50% 2,500 57,950 
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. 6.375% 3,847 96,944 
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.:   
Series B, 7.25% 2,373 58,162 
Series C, 6.50% 4,900 103,635 
City Office REIT, Inc. Series A, 6.625% 2,079 51,809 
Colony Capital, Inc.:   
Series B, 8.25% 4,210 105,376 
Series E, 8.75% 13,700 343,733 
Series G, 7.50% 1,300 29,575 
Series H, 7.125% 7,700 169,631 
Series I, 7.15% 18,500 417,083 
Series J, 7.15% 18,200 412,143 
Farmland Partners, Inc. Series B, 6.00% 10,000 229,600 
Global Medical REIT, Inc. Series A, 7.50% 2,100 53,569 
Global Net Lease, Inc. Series A, 7.25% 7,400 191,216 
Investors Real Estate Trust Series C, 6.625% 5,000 124,150 
iStar Financial, Inc.:   
Series D, 8.00% 3,000 76,710 
Series G, 7.65% 7,300 182,135 
Series I, 7.50% 2,600 66,898 
Jernigan Capital, Inc. Series B, 7.00% 2,500 62,875 
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Series C, 6.50% 7,058 181,885 
Pennsylvania (REIT):   
Series B, 7.375% 4,082 89,192 
Series D, 6.875% 2,500 53,100 
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. Series A, 7.50% 2,500 63,000 
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. Series A, 7.125% 2,700 68,013 
RAIT Financial Trust 7.625% 7,860 143,445 
Saul Centers, Inc.:   
Series C, 6.875% 2,107 55,035 
Series D, 6.125% 1,300 31,555 
Sotherly Hotels, Inc. Series C, 7.875% 1,700 42,449 
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. Series A, 6.00% 2,600 62,140 
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Series E, 6.25% 3,000 70,170 
UMH Properties, Inc.:   
Series C, 6.75% 5,340 136,838 
Series D, 6.375% 1,800 42,507 
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.:   
Series G, 6.75% 6,500 168,155 
Series H, 6.25% 4,500 118,575 
VEREIT, Inc. Series F, 6.70% 21,296 537,085 
Washington Prime Group, Inc.:   
Series H, 7.50% 2,898 63,351 
Series I, 6.875% 1,402 27,217 
  4,924,301 
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS  12,403,765 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS   
(Cost $14,371,207)  14,284,750 
 Principal Amount Value 
Bank Loan Obligations - 0.2%   
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.0%   
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.0%   
Caesars Resort Collection LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.2486% 12/22/24(b)(e) 49,375 48,669 
Playa Resorts Holding BV Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.24% 4/27/24 (b)(e) 63,925 61,329 
  109,998 
Multiline Retail - 0.0%   
JC Penney Corp., Inc. Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 4.250% 6.8789% 6/23/23 (b)(e) 67,664 59,938 
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY  169,936 
ENERGY - 0.0%   
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.0%   
Moxie Patriot LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.750% 8.351% 12/19/20 (b)(e) 141,327 133,377 
TPF II Power LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.750% 6.2486% 10/2/23 (b)(e) 41,004 40,819 
  174,196 
FINANCIALS - 0.1%   
Diversified Financial Services - 0.1%   
Veritas-B Junior Mezz C LLC 10.48% 2/6/21 (b)(d) 200,000 207,400 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.0%   
Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 7.4855% 12/5/20 (b)(e) 69,784 69,435 
TOTAL FINANCIALS  276,835 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.0%   
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.0%   
Compass Power Generation LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 5.9986% 12/20/24 (b)(e) 48,199 48,159 
REAL ESTATE - 0.1%   
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.1%   
iStar Financial, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.750% 5.2349% 6/28/23 (b)(e) 153,838 152,491 
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.0%   
Capital Automotive LP Tranche B 1LN, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.500% 5% 3/24/24 (b)(e) 48,165 47,638 
TOTAL REAL ESTATE  200,129 
UTILITIES - 0.0%   
Electric Utilities - 0.0%   
Southeast Powergen LLC Tranche B, term loan 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.500% 6% 12/2/21 (b)(e) 46,519 44,038 
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS   
(Cost $933,681)  913,293 
 Shares Value 
Equity Funds - 24.7%   
Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund (g)   
(Cost $249,444,579) 21,458,782 106,435,561 
Fixed-Income Funds - 27.6%   
Fidelity Floating Rate Central Fund (g)   
(Cost $121,695,097) 1,172,830 118,690,346 
 Principal Amount Value 
Preferred Securities - 0.0%   
FINANCIALS - 0.0%   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.0%   
Crest Clarendon Street 2002-1 Ltd. Series 2002-1A Class PS, 12/28/35
(Cost $594,368)(a)(d) 
500,000 19,165 
 Shares Value 
Money Market Funds - 2.0%   
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 2.48% (h)   
(Cost $8,352,510) 8,350,839 8,352,509 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.7%   
(Cost $575,984,160)  429,219,399 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.3%  1,454,312 
NET ASSETS - 100%  $430,673,711 

Legend

 (a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $11,729,151 or 2.7% of net assets.

 (b) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.

 (c) Security represents right to receive monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages or assets. Principal shown is the outstanding par amount of the pool as of the end of the period.

 (d) Level 3 security

 (e) Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.

 (f) Non-income producing

 (g) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. A complete unaudited schedule of portfolio holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is filed with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q and is available upon request or at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. An unaudited holdings listing for the Fund, which presents direct holdings as well as the pro-rata share of securities and other investments held indirectly through its investment in underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds, other than the Commodity Strategy Central Fund, is available at fidelity.com and/or institutional.fidelity.com, as applicable. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

 (h) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund Income earned 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $39,268 
Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund 958,248 
Fidelity Floating Rate Central Fund 3,529,026 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 26 
Total $4,526,568 

Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.

Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund’s investments in non-Money Market Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.

Fund Value, beginning of period Purchases Sales Proceeds Realized Gain/Loss Change in Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) Value, end of period % ownership, end of period 
Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund $126,472,744 $7,450,443 $20,840,850 $(152,459) $(6,494,317) $106,435,561 41.3% 
Fidelity Floating Rate Central Fund 124,858,040 12,228,451 15,797,694 (554,034) (2,044,417) 118,690,346 5.8% 
Total $251,330,784 $19,678,894 $36,638,544 $(706,493) $(8,538,734) $225,125,907  

Investment Valuation

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of March 31, 2019, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: 
Description Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Investments in Securities:     
Equities:     
Consumer Discretionary $761,474 $761,474 $-- $-- 
Financials 11,081,347 9,848,882 1,232,465 -- 
Real Estate 59,681,565 59,033,045 648,520 -- 
Corporate Bonds 6,923,481 -- 6,923,481 -- 
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations 105,083,965 -- 105,083,965 -- 
Asset-Backed Securities 3,565,808 -- 2,089,279 1,476,529 
Commercial Mortgage Securities 7,710,885 -- 7,710,885 -- 
Bank Loan Obligations 913,293 -- 705,893 207,400 
Equity Funds 106,435,561 106,435,561 -- -- 
Fixed-Income Funds 118,690,346 118,690,346 -- -- 
Preferred Securities 19,165 -- -- 19,165 
Money Market Funds 8,352,509 8,352,509 -- -- 
Total Investments in Securities: $429,219,399 $303,121,817 $124,394,488 $1,703,094 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  March 31, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Assets   
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $196,491,974) 
$195,740,983  
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $379,492,186) 233,478,416  
Total Investment in Securities (cost $575,984,160)  $429,219,399 
Cash  50,678 
Receivable for investments sold  10,305,706 
Receivable for fund shares sold  436,078 
Dividends receivable  376,664 
Interest receivable  499,512 
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds  10,118 
Prepaid expenses  367 
Other receivables  1,091 
Total assets  440,899,613 
Liabilities   
Payable for investments purchased $812,195  
Payable for fund shares redeemed 9,056,845  
Accrued management fee 202,184  
Distribution and service plan fees payable 19,853  
Other affiliated payables 78,988  
Other payables and accrued expenses 55,837  
Total liabilities  10,225,902 
Net Assets  $430,673,711 
Net Assets consist of:   
Paid in capital  $663,790,852 
Total distributable earnings (loss)  (233,117,141) 
Net Assets  $430,673,711 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price   
Class A:   
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($30,069,399 ÷ 3,630,357 shares)  $8.28 
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.00 of $8.28)  $8.63 
Class M:   
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($8,230,982 ÷ 993,114 shares)  $8.29 
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.00 of $8.29)  $8.64 
Class C:   
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($11,960,587 ÷ 1,463,228 shares)(a)  $8.17 
Strategic Real Return:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($208,389,765 ÷ 25,053,677 shares)  $8.32 
Class I:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($169,932,628 ÷ 20,478,120 shares)  $8.30 
Class Z:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,090,350 ÷ 251,930 shares)  $8.30 

 (a) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statement of Operations

  Six months ended March 31, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Investment Income   
Dividends  $1,469,195 
Interest  991,128 
Income from Fidelity Central Funds  4,526,568 
Total income  6,986,891 
Expenses   
Management fee $1,247,295  
Transfer agent fees 371,965  
Distribution and service plan fees 128,606  
Accounting and security lending fees 110,515  
Custodian fees and expenses 11,498  
Independent trustees' fees and expenses 1,048  
Registration fees 41,281  
Audit 55,309  
Legal 541  
Miscellaneous 1,702  
Total expenses before reductions 1,969,760  
Expense reductions (18,042)  
Total expenses after reductions  1,951,718 
Net investment income (loss)  5,035,173 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 848,583  
Fidelity Central Funds (706,677)  
Foreign currency transactions (8)  
Total net realized gain (loss)  141,898 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 5,857,458  
Fidelity Central Funds (8,538,665)  
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  (2,681,207) 
Net gain (loss)  (2,539,309) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $2,495,864 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Six months ended March 31, 2019 (Unaudited) Year ended September 30, 2018 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Operations   
Net investment income (loss) $5,035,173 $19,624,099 
Net realized gain (loss) 141,898 (24,811,028) 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (2,681,207) 25,442,345 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 2,495,864 20,255,416 
Distributions to shareholders (34,987,839) – 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income – (14,684,955) 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain – (881,921) 
Total distributions (34,987,839) (15,566,876) 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) (14,313,718) (262,834,048) 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets (46,805,693) (258,145,508) 
Net Assets   
Beginning of period 477,479,404 735,624,912 
End of period $430,673,711 $477,479,404 
Other Information   
Undistributed net investment income end of period  $8,855,377 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.


Financial Highlights

Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund Class A

 Six months ended (Unaudited) March 31, Years endedSeptember 30,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $8.88 $8.80 $8.81 $8.55 $9.25 $9.31 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .084 .266 .170 .141 .124 .173 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.039) .008B .022 .266 (.668) .004 
Total from investment operations .045 .274 .192 .407 (.544) .177 
Distributions from net investment income (.220) (.183) (.190)C (.137) (.124) (.169) 
Distributions from net realized gain (.425) (.011) (.012)C (.010) (.032) (.068) 
Total distributions (.645) (.194) (.202) (.147) (.156) (.237) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – D D D D 
Net asset value, end of period $8.28 $8.88 $8.80 $8.81 $8.55 $9.25 
Total ReturnE,F,G .63% 3.15%B 2.23% 4.82% (5.98)% 1.91% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I       
Expenses before reductions 1.08%J 1.07% 1.08% 1.07% 1.05% 1.05% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any 1.08%J 1.07% 1.08% 1.07% 1.05% 1.05% 
Expenses net of all reductions 1.08%J 1.07% 1.07% 1.07% 1.05% 1.05% 
Net investment income (loss) 2.04%J 3.01% 1.94% 1.66% 1.37% 1.83% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $30,069 $29,288 $33,949 $55,678 $78,112 $123,091 
Portfolio turnover rateK 19%J 23% 24% 15% 23% 18% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 2.99%

 C The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

 D Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.

 E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

 G Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

 H Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. Based on their most recent shareholder report date, the expenses of any underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds ranged from less than .005% to .02%.

 I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

 J Annualized

 K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.


Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund Class M

 Six months ended (Unaudited) March 31, Years endedSeptember 30,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $8.89 $8.81 $8.82 $8.56 $9.27 $9.32 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .083 .264 .168 .138 .122 .172 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.037) .008B .025 .267 (.677) .015 
Total from investment operations .046 .272 .193 .405 (.555) .187 
Distributions from net investment income (.221) (.181) (.191)C (.135) (.123) (.169) 
Distributions from net realized gain (.425) (.011) (.012)C (.010) (.032) (.068) 
Total distributions (.646) (.192) (.203) (.145) (.155) (.237) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – D D D D 
Net asset value, end of period $8.29 $8.89 $8.81 $8.82 $8.56 $9.27 
Total ReturnE,F,G .64% 3.12%B 2.23% 4.79% (6.08)% 2.02% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I       
Expenses before reductions 1.12%J 1.11% 1.11% 1.10% 1.07% 1.06% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any 1.10%J 1.10% 1.10% 1.10% 1.07% 1.06% 
Expenses net of all reductions 1.10%J 1.10% 1.10% 1.10% 1.07% 1.06% 
Net investment income (loss) 2.01%J 2.98% 1.91% 1.63% 1.35% 1.82% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $8,231 $8,391 $9,723 $12,032 $14,805 $21,127 
Portfolio turnover rateK 19%J 23% 24% 15% 23% 18% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 2.96%

 C The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

 D Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.

 E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

 G Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

 H Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. Based on their most recent shareholder report date, the expenses of any underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds ranged from less than .005% to .02%.

 I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

 J Annualized

 K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.


Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund Class C

 Six months ended (Unaudited) March 31, Years endedSeptember 30,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $8.77 $8.70 $8.71 $8.46 $9.16 $9.22 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .052 .197 .102 .074 .054 .101 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.041) .011B .023 .257 (.665) .011 
Total from investment operations .011 .208 .125 .331 (.611) .112 
Distributions from net investment income (.186) (.127) (.123)C (.073) (.057) (.104) 
Distributions from net realized gain (.425) (.011) (.012)C (.008) (.032) (.068) 
Total distributions (.611) (.138) (.135) (.081) (.089) (.172) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – D D D D 
Net asset value, end of period $8.17 $8.77 $8.70 $8.71 $8.46 $9.16 
Total ReturnE,F,G .22% 2.41%B 1.46% 3.93% (6.73)% 1.22% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I       
Expenses before reductions 1.85%J 1.83% 1.84% 1.84% 1.82% 1.81% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any 1.85%J 1.83% 1.84% 1.84% 1.82% 1.81% 
Expenses net of all reductions 1.85%J 1.83% 1.84% 1.84% 1.82% 1.80% 
Net investment income (loss) 1.27%J 2.25% 1.17% .89% .61% 1.08% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $11,961 $18,962 $24,718 $30,211 $41,339 $68,666 
Portfolio turnover rateK 19%J 23% 24% 15% 23% 18% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 2.25%

 C The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

 D Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.

 E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

 G Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.

 H Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. Based on their most recent shareholder report date, the expenses of any underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds ranged from less than .005% to .02%.

 I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

 J Annualized

 K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.


Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund

 Six months ended (Unaudited) March 31, Years endedSeptember 30,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $8.92 $8.84 $8.85 $8.59 $9.30 $9.36 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .096 .291 .194 .164 .147 .201 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.039) .008B .024 .267 (.674) .005 
Total from investment operations .057 .299 .218 .431 (.527) .206 
Distributions from net investment income (.232) (.208) (.216)C (.161) (.151) (.198) 
Distributions from net realized gain (.425) (.011) (.012)C (.010) (.032) (.068) 
Total distributions (.657) (.219) (.228) (.171) (.183) (.266) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – D D D D 
Net asset value, end of period $8.32 $8.92 $8.84 $8.85 $8.59 $9.30 
Total ReturnE,F .78% 3.43%B 2.52% 5.09% (5.77)% 2.22% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H       
Expenses before reductions .83%I .81% .81% .81% .79% .76% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .82%I .81% .81% .81% .79% .76% 
Expenses net of all reductions .82%I .81% .81% .80% .79% .76% 
Net investment income (loss) 2.30%I 3.27% 2.21% 1.92% 1.63% 2.12% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $208,390 $262,063 $476,944 $511,294 $543,473 $620,530 
Portfolio turnover rateJ 19%I 23% 24% 15% 23% 18% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 3.27%

 C The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

 D Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.

 E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

 G Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. Based on their most recent shareholder report date, the expenses of any underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds ranged from less than .005% to .02%.

 H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

 I Annualized

 J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.


Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund Class I

 Six months ended (Unaudited) March 31, Years endedSeptember 30,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $8.90 $8.82 $8.83 $8.57 $9.28 $9.34 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .096 .291 .194 .164 .148 .194 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.039) .008B .027 .268 (.676) .005 
Total from investment operations .057 .299 .221 .432 (.528) .199 
Distributions from net investment income (.232) (.208) (.219)C (.162) (.150) (.191) 
Distributions from net realized gain (.425) (.011) (.012)C (.010) (.032) (.068) 
Total distributions (.657) (.219) (.231) (.172) (.182) (.259) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – D D D D 
Net asset value, end of period $8.30 $8.90 $8.82 $8.83 $8.57 $9.28 
Total ReturnE,F .78% 3.44%B 2.56% 5.12% (5.80)% 2.15% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H       
Expenses before reductions .81%I .79% .80% .79% .79% .82% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .80%I .79% .80% .79% .79% .82% 
Expenses net of all reductions .80%I .79% .80% .79% .79% .82% 
Net investment income (loss) 2.32%I 3.29% 2.22% 1.93% 1.64% 2.06% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $169,933 $158,776 $190,292 $177,867 $369,782 $368,227 
Portfolio turnover rateJ 19%I 23% 24% 15% 23% 18% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 3.28%

 C The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

 D Amount represents less than $.0005 per share.

 E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

 G Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. Based on their most recent shareholder report date, the expenses of any underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds ranged from less than .005% to .02%.

 H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

 I Annualized

 J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.


Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund Class Z

 Six months ended (Unaudited) March 31, 
 2019 A 
Selected Per–Share Data  
Net asset value, beginning of period $8.93 
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (loss)B .098 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.067) 
Total from investment operations .031 
Distributions from net investment income (.236) 
Distributions from net realized gain (.425) 
Total distributions (.661) 
Net asset value, end of period $8.30 
Total ReturnC,D .49% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F  
Expenses before reductions .70%G 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .69%G 
Expenses net of all reductions .69%G 
Net investment income (loss) 2.41%G 
Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $2,090 
Portfolio turnover rateH 19%G 

 A For the period October 2, 2018 (commencement of sale of shares) to March 31, 2019.

 B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 C Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

 E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. Based on their most recent shareholder report date, the expenses of any underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds ranged from less than .005% to .02%.

 F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

 G Annualized

 H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the period ended March 31, 2019

1. Organization.

Fidelity Strategic Real Return Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund commenced sale of Class Z shares on October 2, 2018. The Fund offers Class A, Class M, Class C, Strategic Real Return, Class I and Class Z shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class.

Effective March 1, 2019, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of ten years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the Fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the Fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the Fund. The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .005%. The following summarizes the Fund's investment in each non-money market Fidelity Central Fund.

Fidelity Central Fund Investment Manager Investment Objective Investment Practices Expense Ratio(a) 
Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund Geode Capital Management, LLC (Geode) Seeks to provide investment returns that correspond to the performance of the commodities market. Investment in commodity-related investments through a wholly-owned subsidiary organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands
Futures
 
.02% 
Fidelity Floating Rate Central Fund FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC) Seeks a high level of income by normally investing in floating rate loans and other floating rate securities. Loans & Direct Debt Instruments
Restricted Securities
 
Less than .005% 

 (a) Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

An unaudited holdings listing for the Fund, which presents direct holdings as well as the pro-rata share of any securities and other investments held indirectly through its investment in underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds, is available at fidelity.com and/or institutional.fidelity.com, as applicable. A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
  • Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds, bank loan obligations, preferred securities and U.S. government and government agency obligations are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. Asset backed securities and commercial mortgage securities are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed assumptions, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of March 31, 2019 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. For Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) the principal amount is adjusted daily to keep pace with inflation. Interest is accrued based on the adjusted principal amount. The adjustments to principal due to inflation are reflected as increases or decreases to Interest in the accompanying Statement of Operations. Such adjustments may have a significant impact on the Fund's distributions. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to the short-term gain distributions from the Underlying Funds, foreign currency transactions, market discount, equity-debt classifications, certain conversion ratio adjustments, partnerships (including allocations from Fidelity Central Funds), capital loss carryforwards, expiring capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation $7,533,042 
Gross unrealized depreciation (164,762,085) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $(157,229,043) 
Tax cost $586,448,442 

Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of prior fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.

No expiration  
Short-term  $(1,853,525) 
Long-term  (75,911,388) 
Total capital loss carryforward $(77,764,913) 

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment or participation. The Fund did not have any unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, at period end.

New Rule Issuance. During August 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued Final Rule Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification. This Final Rule includes amendments specific to registered investment companies that are intended to eliminate overlap in disclosure requirements between Regulation S-X and GAAP. In accordance with these amendments, certain line-items in the Fund's financial statements have been combined or removed for the current period as outlined in the table below.

Financial Statement Current Line-Item Presentation (As Applicable) Prior Line-Item Presentation (As Applicable) 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Total distributable earnings (loss) Undistributed/Distributions in excess of/Accumulated net investment income (loss)
Accumulated/Undistributed net realized gain (loss)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets N/A - removed Undistributed/Distributions in excess of/Accumulated net investment income (loss) end of period 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Distributions to shareholders Distributions to shareholders from net investment income
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain 
Distributions to Shareholders Note to Financial Statements Distributions to shareholders Distributions to shareholders from net investment income
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain 

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities (including the Equity and Fixed-Income Central Funds), other than short-term securities and U.S. government securities, aggregated $32,456,081 and $66,912,816, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .11% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annualized management fee rate was .56% of the Fund's average net assets.

Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 Distribution Fee Service Fee Total Fees Retained by FDC 
Class A -% .25% $34,025 $24 
Class M -% .25% 10,006 – 
Class C .75% .25% 84,575 2,077 
   $128,606 $2,101 

Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 4.00% for selling Class A shares and Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.

For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 Retained by FDC 
Class A $2,113 
Class M 232 
Class C(a) 61 
 $2,406 

 (a) When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.

For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 Amount % of Class-Level Average Net Assets(a) 
Class A $24,388 .18 
Class M 8,415 .21 
Class C 16,643 .20 
Strategic Real Return 203,677 .17 
Class I 118,485 .15 
Class Z 357 .05 
 $371,965  

 (a) Annualized

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .05%.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $457 for the period.

Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $906 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the Fund. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The Fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. At period end, there were no security loans outstanding. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $26. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

The investment adviser contractually agreed to reimburse each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of class-level average net assets as noted in the table below. This reimbursement will remain in place through January 31, 2020. Some expenses, for example the compensation of the independent Trustees, and certain miscellaneous expenses such as proxy and shareholder meeting expenses, are excluded from this reimbursement.

The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:

 Expense Limitations Reimbursement 
Class M 1.10% $210 

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $698 for the period.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $1,117 and a portion of class-level operating expenses as follows:

 Amounts 
Class A $984 
Class M 298 
Class C 599 
Strategic Real Return 8,103 
Class I 5,962 
Class Z 71 
Total 16,017 

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 Six months ended
March 31, 2019(a) 
Year ended
September 30, 2018 
Distributions to shareholders   
Class A $2,071,497 $– 
Class M 606,172 – 
Class C 1,279,511 – 
Strategic Real Return 18,954,732 – 
Class I 11,965,850 – 
Class Z 110,077 – 
Total $34,987,839 $– 
From net investment income   
Class A $– $655,698 
Class M – 192,474 
Class C – 330,292 
Strategic Real Return – 9,427,755 
Class I – 4,078,736 
Total $– $14,684,955 
From net realized gain   
Class A $– $40,240 
Class M – 11,882 
Class C – 30,369 
Strategic Real Return – 574,106 
Class I – 225,324 
Total $– $881,921 

 (a) Distributions for Class Z are for the period October 2, 2018 (commencement of sale of shares) to March 31, 2019.

10. Share Transactions.

Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:

 Shares Shares Dollars Dollars 
 Six months ended March 31, 2019(a) Year ended September 30, 2018 Six months ended March 31, 2019(a) Year ended September 30, 2018 
Class A     
Shares sold 521,776 339,951 $4,315,107 $2,994,951 
Reinvestment of distributions 241,921 76,550 1,996,346 672,693 
Shares redeemed (430,205) (976,689) (3,572,861) (8,617,255) 
Net increase (decrease) 333,492 (560,188) $2,738,592 $(4,949,611) 
Class M     
Shares sold 82,597 43,346 $679,065 $382,863 
Reinvestment of distributions 72,619 22,381 599,185 196,857 
Shares redeemed (105,968) (225,554) (876,264) (1,992,642) 
Net increase (decrease) 49,248 (159,827) $401,986 $(1,412,922) 
Class C     
Shares sold 50,338 87,663 $416,703 $765,774 
Reinvestment of distributions 152,212 40,208 1,241,025 349,999 
Shares redeemed (900,842) (805,951) (7,350,773) (7,030,456) 
Net increase (decrease) (698,292) (678,080) $(5,693,045) $(5,914,683) 
Strategic Real Return     
Shares sold 2,306,415 5,619,395 $19,029,078 $49,819,987 
Reinvestment of distributions 2,192,729 1,097,047 18,147,644 9,660,364 
Shares redeemed (8,830,989) (31,293,534) (72,832,484) (276,435,374) 
Net increase (decrease) (4,331,845) (24,577,092) $(35,655,762) $(216,955,023) 
Class I     
Shares sold 3,227,136 4,256,224 $26,721,288 $37,643,994 
Reinvestment of distributions 1,443,002 484,552 11,907,420 4,261,402 
Shares redeemed (2,036,558) (8,477,765) (16,893,373) (75,507,205) 
Net increase (decrease) 2,633,580 (3,736,989) $21,735,335 $(33,601,809) 
Class Z     
Shares sold 259,434 – $2,219,796 $– 
Reinvestment of distributions 11,659 – 94,902 – 
Shares redeemed (19,163) – (155,522) – 
Net increase (decrease) 251,930 – $2,159,176 $– 

 (a) Share transactions for Class Z are for the period October 2, 2018 (commencement of sale of shares) to March 31, 2019

11. Other.

The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (October 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019) for Class A, Class M, Class C, Strategic Real Return and Class I and for the period (October 2, 2018 to March 31, 2019) for Class Z. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (October 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 Annualized Expense Ratio-A Beginning
Account Value
 
Ending
Account Value
March 31, 2019 
Expenses Paid
During Period
 
Class A 1.08%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,006.30 $5.40-B 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,019.55 $5.44-D 
Class M 1.10%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,006.40 $5.50-B 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,019.45 $5.54-D 
Class C 1.85%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,002.20 $9.23-B 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,015.71 $9.30-D 
Strategic Real Return .82%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,007.80 $4.10-B 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,020.84 $4.13-D 
Class I .80%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,007.80 $4.00-B 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,020.94 $4.03-D 
Class Z .69%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,004.90 $3.43-B 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.49 $3.48-D 

 A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Class A, Class M, Class C, Strategic Real Return and Class I and multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the period October 2, 2018 to March 31, 2019)for Class Z. The fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds in which the Fund invests are not included in each Class' annualized expense ratio. In addition to the expenses noted above, the Fund also indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. Annualized expenses of the underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds as of their most recent fiscal half year ranged from less than .005% to .02%.

 C 5% return per year before expenses

 D Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).





Fidelity Investments

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Item 2.

Code of Ethics


Not applicable.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert


Not applicable.


Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services


Not applicable.


Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants


Not applicable.


Item 6.  

Investments


(a)

Not applicable.


(b)

Not applicable


Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies


Not applicable.


Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies


Not applicable.


Item 9.  

Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers


Not applicable.


Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders


There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fidelity Salem Street Trusts Board of Trustees.


Item 11.

Controls and Procedures


(a)(i)  The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Fidelity Salem Street Trusts (the Trust) disclosure controls and procedures (as



defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.


(a)(ii)  There was no change in the Trusts internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trusts internal control over financial reporting.


Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management

Investment Companies


Not applicable.



Item 13.

Exhibits


(a)

(1)

Not applicable.

(a)

(2)

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(a)

(3)

Not applicable.

(b)


Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.




SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Fidelity Salem Street Trust



By:

/s/Laura M. Del Prato


Laura M. Del Prato


President and Treasurer



Date:

May 24, 2019


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



By:

/s/Laura M. Del Prato


Laura M. Del Prato


President and Treasurer



Date:

May 24, 2019



By:

/s/John J. Burke III


John J. Burke III


Chief Financial Officer



Date:

May 24, 2019

 






                                                      Exhibit EX-99.CERT

     

I, Laura M. Del Prato, certify that:


1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Fidelity Salem Street Trust;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a.

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based upon such evaluation; and

d.

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and



5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


Date:

 May 24, 2019

/s/Laura M. Del Prato

Laura M. Del Prato

President and Treasurer



I, John J. Burke III, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Fidelity Salem Street Trust;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a.

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 b.

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based upon such evaluation; and

d.

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):



a.

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


Date:

May 24, 2019

/s/John J. Burke III

John J. Burke III

Chief Financial Officer








Exhibit EX-99.906CERT



Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code)


In connection with the attached Report of Fidelity Salem Street Trust (the Trust) on Form N-CSR to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Report), each of the undersigned officers of the Trust does hereby certify that, to the best of such officers knowledge:


1.

The Report fully complies with the requirements of 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Trust as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report.


Dated: May 24, 2019



/s/Laura M. Del Prato

Laura M. Del Prato

President and Treasurer



 

Dated: May 24, 2019



/s/John J. Burke III

John J. Burke III

Chief Financial Officer




A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Trust and will be retained by the Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.






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