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FIDELITY MANAGED ACCOUNT XCHANGE ESSENTIALS
Fidelity Institutional Wealth Adviser LLC (CRD 301896), brochure dated March 30, 2026. Text extracted from the firm's SEC Form ADV Part 2 brochure.
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Fidelity Managed Account Xchange® FMAX Essentials
Fidelity Institutional Wealth Adviser LLC
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
(866) 925-3629
March 30, 2026
This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Fidelity
Institutional Wealth Adviser LLC (“FIWA”), a Fidelity Investments company, as well as information
about the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange® Essentials program (“FMAX Essentials”).
Throughout this brochure and related materials, FIWA refers to itself as a “registered investment
adviser” or “being registered.” These statements do not imply a certain level of skill or training.
If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please call us at (866) 925-3629.
The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about FIWA is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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SUMMARY OF MATERIAL CHANGES
The SEC requires registered investment advisers to provide and deliver an annual summary of
material changes to their advisory services program brochure (also referred to as the Form ADV
Part 2A). The section below highlights only material revisions that have been made to the FIWA
brochure from March 31, 2025, through March 30, 2026. Additional information about FIWA is
available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Capitalized terms are defined herein.
No material changes were made from March 31, 2025, through March 30, 2026.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY OF MATERIAL CHANGES .............................................................................................................. 2
ADVISORY BUSINESS ...................................................................................................................................... 4
FEES AND COMPENSATION .......................................................................................................................... 12
PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT ......................................................... 15
TYPES OF CLIENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 16
METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, AND RISK OF LOSS .......................................... 16
DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................... 30
OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS ............................................................... 30
CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL
TRADING .......................................................................................................................................................... 35
BROKERAGE PRACTICES .............................................................................................................................. 36
REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS ................................................................................................................................. 38
CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION .................................................................................. 39
CUSTODY ......................................................................................................................................................... 40
INVESTMENT DISCRETION ............................................................................................................................ 40
VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES ........................................................................................................................ 41
FINANCIAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................. 41
REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE-REGISTERED ADVISERS ............................................................................ 41
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ADVISORY BUSINESS
Fidelity Institutional Wealth Adviser LLC (“FIWA”) is a registered investment adviser and an
“indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of FMR LLC (collectively with FIWA and its affiliates, “Fidelity
Investments,” “Fidelity,” “us,” or “we”). FIWA was formed in 2016. This brochure covers FIWA’s
provision of the Fidelity Managed Account Xchange® Essentials program (“FMAX Essentials” or
the “Platform”) to Intermediaries (defined below).
FIWA also offers several other products and services including the Fidelity Managed Account
Xchange® (“FMAX”) program, which is separate and apart from the FMAX Essentials program
described in this brochure. Brochures dedicated to these other FIWA products and services can
be found on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
FMAX Essentials
FMAX Essentials is designed to provide financial services firms, including registered investment
advisers, broker-dealers, banks, and family offices (“Intermediaries” or, individually,
“Intermediary”) with an investment advisory platform, which they can use to provide wealth
management solutions directly to their clients (“Investors” or individually “Investor”). The
Intermediary, working with the Investor, is solely responsible for obtaining appropriate information
concerning the Investor’s financial resources, risk tolerance, and investment objectives, and has
full discretion and sole responsibility to determine the investment solutions it deems appropriate
to meet the needs of its Investors.
The Platform provides Intermediaries with access to a select list of investment solutions including
fund strategist portfolios (“FSPs”), separately managed accounts (“SMAs”) (FSPs and SMAs
herein referred to as “Strategies” or individually a “Strategy”), mutual funds, and exchange traded
products (“ETPs”) (when discussed together mutual funds and ETPs are hereinafter referred to
as “Funds”). The investment solutions are provided by unaffiliated investment managers,
FIWA, and affiliates of FIWA (collectively, “Investment Managers”).
FIWA engages directly with Investment Managers to make FSP and SMA Strategies available
to Intermediaries on the Platform. From time to time FIWA may add or remove strategies from
the Platform at its discretion. Many of the Strategies on the Platform are accessed through the
use of investment models (“Models”). These Models are provided by Investment Managers,
each acting as a “Model Provider”. The Model Provider constructs the Model by selecting the
underlying investments (individual securities or Funds) and weights for each Strategy. The
Implementation Manager (defined below) implements the Model Strategies by conducting
trading activities in an Investor account as directed by the Model Provider. For some Strategies
offered by FIWA and its affiliates, the Investment Manager will retain trade discretion
(“Discretionary Strategies”). Discretionary Strategies require the Intermediary to contract
directly with the Investment Manager and will result in the Discretionary Strategy Investment
Manager obtaining trading discretion over the assets in the Strategy.
The Platform also offers access to FIWA research, client reporting functionality, tools, and related
services to assist Intermediaries in evaluating their Investors’ financial needs, performing Investor
risk profiling, creating Investor proposals, conducting account opening, and performing trading
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and rebalancing activities.
FMAX Essentials integrates with a variety of financial technology (“FinTech”) capabilities,
including those affiliated with FIWA such as eMoney Advisor LLC (“eMoney”) (financial planning),
and WealthscapeSM (a brokerage portal offered by National Financial Services LLC and Fidelity
Brokerage Services LLC, each an affiliate of FIWA). Generally, the Intermediary separately
contracts for these services directly with the applicable FinTech, including the FIWA affiliates.
Intermediaries may offer FMAX Essentials as a wrap program to their Investors. In the event that
an Intermediary elects to offer FMAX Essentials as a wrap program, the Intermediary is
responsible for meeting the associated requirements and disclosures.
Conflicts of Interest in FMAX Essentials
The Strategies and Funds available through FMAX Essentials are limited to Strategies and
Funds for which FIWA or an affiliate is the issuer, sponsor, or investment adviser, and
Strategies and Funds provided by third party Investment Managers for which FIWA or its
affiliates are compensated for distribution or servicing of such Strategies and Funds. FIWA
therefore receives compensation for investment in such Strategies and Funds. As a result,
Investor’s assets invested through FMAX Essentials will be invested in Strategies and Funds in
which FIWA or its affiliates have a financial interest because it or its affiliates receive fees for
providing distribution, management, sub-advisory or other services. Please see the Client
Referrals and Other Compensation section for details on the types of compensation received
by FIWA or its affiliates. FIWA addresses these conflicts of interest by disclosing the nature of
the compensation and related financial incentives in this brochure and other materials relating
to the FMAX Essentials. In addition, the amount paid to FIWA representatives does not vary
based on the Strategies and Funds selected when constructing the investment lineup for
FMAX Essentials. In general, however, Intermediaries should understand that investments in
the Strategies and Funds available in FMAX Essentials, result in payments of compensation to
FIWA and its affiliates.
FMAX Essentials Advisory Programs
The Platform offers six distinct programs for Intermediaries to consider for use with their
Investors: 1) the FMAX Essentials Fund Strategist Portfolio Program (“FMAX Essentials FSP
Program”); 2) the FMAX Essentials Separately Managed Account Program (“FMAX Essentials
SMA Program”); 3) the FMAX Essentials Strategist Unified Managed Account (“UMA”)
Program (“FMAX Essentials Strategist UMA Program”); 4) the FMAX Essentials Guided UMA
Program; 5) the FMAX Essentials UMA Program; and 6) the FMAX Essentials Advisor Model
Management Program.
The FMAX Essentials FSP Program, the FMAX Essentials SMA Program, the FMAX
Essentials Strategist UMA Program, the FMAX Essentials Guided UMA Program, the FMAX
Essentials UMA Program and the FMAX Essentials Advisor Model Management Program are
described in more detail below and are each hereinafter referred to an “Advisory Program”.
The FMAX Essentials Strategist UMA Program, the FMAX Essentials Guided UMA Program,
and the FMAX Essentials UMA Program are hereinafter referred to as “UMA Programs” (or,
individually, a “UMA Program”).
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FMAX Essentials FSP Program
The FMAX Essentials FSP Program provides Intermediaries with access to a universe of
professionally managed model portfolios composed of Funds. In the FMAX Essentials FSP
Program, the Investment Manager constructs the FSP Strategy by selecting the underlying
investments and weights. At the request of an Intermediary, FIWA will provide non-
discretionary investment advice through creation of a custom model portfolio that the
Intermediary can utilize in the FMAX Essentials FSP Program. FIWA creates the custom
model portfolio within the parameters dictated by the Intermediary, including the share class of
any underlying Funds.
The Investment Manager provides the underlying investments and weights to the
Implementation Manager (defined below) for implementation. The Implementation Manager
performs all trading activities associated with the FSP Strategy.
The Platform assists the Intermediary in identifying the FSP Strategies that align with an
Investor’s risk profile and investment objectives. The Intermediary is solely responsible for
selecting the Strategy for the Investor.
Account minimums in the FMAX Essentials FSP Program start at $10,000. Some FSP
Strategies require higher minimums. Minimum account sizes may be lowered at the discretion
of the Investment Manager or FIWA, as applicable.
FMAX Essentials SMA Program
The FMAX Essentials SMA Program provides Intermediaries with access to a universe of
investment style-specific professionally managed portfolios comprised of individual securities
and/or Funds for use with their Investors. The Platform assists the Intermediary in identifying
the SMAs that correspond to the proposed asset classes and styles, or the Intermediary can
independently identify SMAs that align with an Investor’s risk profile and investment objectives.
SMAs can be managed on a discretionary basis by the Investment Manager or provided as a
Model, in which case the SMA will be traded by the Implementation Manager (defined below).
Certain discretionary Investment Managers offer highly customized SMA strategies. The
customized SMA strategies typically require additional input from the Intermediary or Investor.
This input can include account level security or sector-based restrictions or tilts, or
customizations based on an Investor’s specific tax or sustainable preferences. It can also
include modifications to asset allocations in a multi-asset solution or include tilts away from or
toward certain investment styles as part of the Investor’s account construction. Intermediaries
and Investors should review and monitor these custom portfolios to ensure they continue to be
consistent with the Investor’s risk profile and investment objectives. Please see the Form ADV
Part 2A for the relevant discretionary Investment Manager(s) for additional information on these
strategies.
A standard FMAX Essentials SMA Program portfolio requires an account size minimum of
$50,000. Minimum account sizes may be lowered at the discretion of the Investment Manager
or FIWA, as applicable.
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FMAX Essentials Strategist UMA Program
The FMAX Essentials Strategist UMA Program provides Intermediaries with a prepackaged
UMA portfolio managed by Investment Managers, including FIWA and unaffiliated third parties.
This program provides professionally managed portfolios comprised of Funds and SMAs that
are aligned with an Investor’s risk profile.
A standard FMAX Essentials Strategist UMA Program portfolio requires an account size
minimum of $250,000. Minimum account sizes may be lowered at the discretion of the
Investment Manager or FIWA, as applicable.
FMAX Essentials Guided UMA Program
The FMAX Essentials Guided UMA Program provides Intermediaries with recommended
strategic asset allocation templates that can be used to create customized UMA solutions for
Investors. FIWA provides recommended asset allocations and tactical sub-asset category
target weights to align with an Investor’s risk profile. Intermediaries select investment options
aligned with the FMAX Essentials Guided UMA targets from a select investment universe of
Funds, FSPs and SMAs managed by FIWA and select third party Investment Managers.
Investment options available in the FMAX Essentials Guided UMA Program are provided by
FIWA and its affiliates, Fidelity Funds Network Select Partners, and Envestnet PMC and its
affiliates.
A standard FMAX Essentials Guided UMA Program portfolio requires an account size
minimum of $50,000. Minimum account sizes may be lowered at the discretion of the
Investment Manager or FIWA, as applicable.
FMAX Essentials UMA Program
In the FMAX Essentials UMA Program, an Intermediary has the ability to incorporate multiple
Funds, FSPs, and SMAs into a single brokerage account. Intermediaries are responsible for
developing the asset allocation and selecting the investment solution for each asset class. In
the FMAX Essentials UMA Program, Intermediaries can select investment options from all
available FMAX Essentials Funds, FSPs and SMAs. The Intermediary may also utilize a
portfolio they have created using the FMAX Essentials Advisor Model Management Program
functionality, discussed below, as a sleeve within the UMA (an “Intermediary Managed
Sleeve”). In this scenario the Implementation Manager (defined below), not the Intermediary,
will implement trade orders for the Intermediary Managed Sleeve. However, in certain
circumstances such as when the Intermediary Managed Sleeve holds thinly traded securities,
the Intermediary (not the Implementation Manager) may be responsible for trading the
Intermediary Managed Sleeve.
A standard FMAX Essentials UMA Program portfolio requires an account size minimum of
$50,000. Minimum account sizes may be lowered at the discretion of the Investment Manager
or FIWA, as applicable.
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FMAX Essentials Advisor Model Management Program
The FMAX Essentials Advisor Model Management Program (“AMM Program”) functionality
allows an Intermediary to create, manage, and trade proprietary portfolios selected from Funds
offered on the Platform. In the AMM Program, the Intermediary is solely responsible for
creating, managing, trading, and making any recommendations with respect to its portfolios or
any investments.
A standard FMAX Essentials Advisor Model Management Program portfolio requires an
account size minimum of $2,500. Minimum account sizes may be lowered at the discretion of
the Investment Manager or FIWA, as applicable.
Implementation Manager
FIWA has retained Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. (“EAM”), an unaffiliated investment
adviser, to provide model implementation and overlay management services (together this
function is referred to as “Implementation Manager”) as well as certain administrative services
for FMAX Essentials. While FIWA contracts with the Implementation Manager to make its
services available to the Intermediary for the FMAX Essentials program, the Intermediary is
solely responsible for appointing the Implementation Manager and directing the
Implementation Manager to provide the model implementation, overlay management, and
related services for FMAX Essentials accounts.
EAM is granted discretionary authority over Investor accounts by the Intermediary to perform
the implementation of Models received from Model Providers and for particular sleeves in a
UMA as described in more detail above. In situations where EAM is acting as Implementation
Manager, EAM will liquidate securities that are transferred in-kind into Investor accounts that
do not meet the parameters of the selected Strategy. The Implementation Manager has the
authority to liquidate such assets, and absent special circumstances or direction from the
Intermediary, Implementation Manager will treat the transfer of securities into the account as
an instruction to liquidate the securities. In certain circumstances, Investors will have a taxable
event when the Implementation Manager liquidates such assets. Accordingly, Investors should
consult their Intermediary and tax consultant before transferring in-kind assets into their FMAX
Essentials account. The Intermediary is responsible for the liquidation of any assets
transferred in-kind for accounts using the AAM Program.
With the exception of liquidating securities transferred in-kind that do not meet the parameters
of the selected Strategy, the Implementation Manager does not have discretionary
management authority over any SMA when the Intermediary selects a Discretionary Strategy
or for AMM Program accounts. In certain circumstances related to transacting in thinly traded
securities, the Intermediary retains responsibility for trading such securities.
At its discretion in the future, FIWA may utilize other affiliated or unaffiliated investment
advisers to act in the role of Implementation Manager.
Investment Restrictions
The Platform is designed to enable Intermediaries to comply with Rule 3a-4 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Each Investor’s account is managed by the Intermediary on
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the basis of the Investor’s financial situation and stated investment objectives. Investors may
also request reasonable investment restrictions be placed on an account. Requests for
investment restrictions must be approved by the Implementation Manager or the discretionary
Investment Manager, as applicable. Intermediaries should understand that investment
restrictions are not acted upon immediately by the Implementation Manager or discretionary
Investment Managers due to the operational processes associated with communicating and
reviewing such restrictions. In addition, investment restrictions can have an adverse effect on
account performance, asset diversification and the stated investment objective of a Strategy,
compared to an account that is fully invested in the investment solutions.
FMAX Essentials Tools and Services
Investment Manager Research Tools
The Platform provides Intermediaries with access to a wide array of data on FSPs, SMAs, and
Funds available through the Platform. Historical performance, portfolio composition and risk
analytics information are sourced from FIWA and multiple third-party providers including
Investment Managers. Information obtained from third-party sources is believed to be reliable;
however, FIWA makes no guarantees that the information supplied by third-party sources is
accurate, complete, or timely, and FIWA does not provide any warranties regarding results
obtained from its use. FIWA does not independently review the performance calculations of the
Investment Managers or performance information from them, and such calculations may not
be conducted on a uniform basis, in most cases FIWA requires Investment Managers to be in
compliance with Global Investment Performance Standards (“GIPS”) or to obtain
audited/verified performance calculations for the FSPs and SMAs included on the Platform.
FIWA may allow certain FSPs and SMAs on the Platform without GIPS compliance or
audited/verified performance at its discretion.
The Intermediary can use the Platform research tools and other functionality to screen and
evaluate FSPs, SMAs, and Funds based on the Intermediary’s preferences. The results of any
sorting or screening functionality available through FMAX Essentials are for the Intermediary’s
informational purposes only and does not constitute tax, legal, investment advice, or a
recommendation by FIWA of any particular investment, manager, Fund, or Strategy. When using
any Platform research tools or other functionality, the Intermediary is solely responsible for
determining the appropriateness of any Strategy or Fund for use with an Investor.
Investment Research and Due Diligence
FMAX Essentials provides access to investment research and due diligence on FSPs, SMAs,
and Funds to Intermediaries using four categories of investment research ratings (which may
also be referred to as research statuses): “Does Not Meet,” “Meets-Quantitative,” “Meets-
Qualitative,” and “Preferred.” FIWA maintains fundamental and quantitative investment
manager research teams to perform the investment due diligence for the Platform. Although
different investment solutions demand unique due diligence requirements, FIWA’s evaluations
follow a common four pillar structure as discussed in greater detail in the “Investment
Research and Due Diligence” section below.
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Investment Proposal Tool
The Intermediary utilizes the Platform to create personalized investment recommendations
(“Proposal”) for Investors. The Platform provides Intermediaries with an Investor Profile
Questionnaire (“IPQ”). The IPQ includes a series of risk-based and demographic questions
designed to evaluate an Investor’s risk profile and investment preferences. The Intermediary can
use the result of the IPQ to assist it in identifying risk appropriate investment choices for their
Investor. The finalized Proposal is a personalized investment recommendation for the Investor
that incorporates an Investor’s risk profile, preferences, and the specific investment
recommendations of their Intermediary.
Investor Billing Administration
FMAX Essentials provides account billing administration to Intermediaries. FIWA can calculate
the fees to be charged to Investors on an account-by-account basis based upon billing
information provided by the Intermediary. When directed by the Intermediary, fees are
deducted from the Investor’s account and distributed to the appropriate parties as directed by
the Intermediary.
When using the FMAX Essentials billing service, Intermediaries determine if Investor fees are
calculated and collected in advance or in arrears. When Investor Fees are calculated in advance
there are no fee adjustments for (i) appreciation or depreciation in the value of the assets
during that quarter, (ii) adjustments to the asset allocation or rebalancing when assets are
invested in a single portfolio that accesses multiple Strategies and Funds, such as in the UMA
Programs, or (iii) the replacement of a Strategy or Fund within a UMA Program. This
calculation process means that Investors could have paid a greater or lesser Investor fee for
that quarter had the intra-quarter reallocations and/or replacement of Investment Managers or
Funds been in place at the time of the quarterly billing calculation. Intermediaries may elect not
use FMAX Essentials for billing services.
For mid-quarter deposits or withdrawals exceeding a de minimis threshold ($10,000, unless
the Intermediary agrees on a different threshold) the Platform will calculate an adjustment to
the Investor fee for those assets for the remainder of the quarter (“Intra-Quarter Billable
Assets”). Withdrawal or deposits for those Intra-Quarter Billable Assets will be calculated in
accordance with the allocation of the assets in the Strategies or Funds at the time of the intra-
quarter billing.
FMAX Essentials’ billing services can accommodate a billing structure that includes
householding of accounts to capture scaling rates and different billing calculations at the
request of the Intermediary.
Due to fractional rounding associated with the variable components of fees (e.g., tiered fee
schedules), Investors may notice deviations of the Investor Fee in their quarterly billing
statement slightly above or below the Investor Fee stated in their Statement of Investment
Selection.
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Unsupervised Assets
Intermediaries have the ability to designate certain holdings in their Investors’ accounts as
“unsupervised assets,” meaning they are held within an FMAX Essentials account but are not
managed or overseen through the FMAX Essentials Advisory Program. The Intermediary is
solely responsible for monitoring and managing the holdings designated as unsupervised
assets. The Intermediary is also responsible for any fee calculation and billing administration
on unsupervised assets.
Performance Reporting and Support Services
The Platform provides on-demand performance reporting capabilities to assist the Intermediary
in monitoring Investor portfolios, as well as the capability for the Intermediary to deliver regular
performance reporting to Investors.
FIWA and its affiliates also provide support services to Intermediaries, including deployment,
operational and technical support, and training. Additionally, the Platform provides Investment
Managers with access to certain reporting including data analytics derived from Intermediaries
and Investment Managers use of Funds or other investment products for Investors through the
Platform.
Consulting Services
Upon request, FIWA investment consultants may provide non-discretionary advice, research
and information to Intermediaries related to an Intermediary’s portfolio construction activities in
a variety of contexts, including but not limited to within the UMA Programs. The Intermediary
remains solely responsible for determining the initial and ongoing appropriateness of any
portfolio construction approach, asset allocation, or investment solution choices it elects to
recommend to the Investor.
Reporting Only Services
Intermediaries may elect to use FMAX Essential’s standalone reporting service. This service
provides reporting and billing administration on accounts managed or serviced by the
Intermediary and custodied at FIWA’s affiliate, National Financial Services LLC (“NFS”) or
another custodian, but not held within an FMAX Essentials Advisory Program. The
Intermediary is solely responsible for monitoring and managing these reporting only assets, as
well as any presentation of the assets in the FMAX Essentials client reports.
Tax and Values Overlay Services
For accounts that meet certain eligibility requirements, an Intermediary may offer its Investors
the ability to utilize the Platform’s tax and/or values overlay services (“Tax Overlay” and
“Values Overlay”). Tax Overlay services seek to improve the Investor’s after-tax returns by
analyzing holdings and trading activities in an account. Values Overlay allows an Intermediary
to integrate sustainability factors into the management of an Investor’s account. If selected by
the Intermediary and Investor, the Implementation Manager provides the Tax Overlay and/or
Values Overlay services to an account or sleeve at the direction of the Intermediary.
Neither FIWA nor the Implementation Manager provide tax planning advice or services, and
Investors should consultant their accountant or tax professional.
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Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2025, FIWA managed $9,384,114,700 of client assets on a discretionary
basis in relation to services that are not covered by this brochure. As of December 31, 2025,
FIWA did not have any non-discretionary regulatory assets under management.
FEES AND COMPENSATION
Intermediaries using FMAX Essentials will pay a Platform fee to FIWA (“Platform Fee”). The
Platform Fee covers most of the services of the Platform. The Platform Fee is calculated on an
account-by-account basis for each Investor account controlled by the Intermediary. The
Platform fee is calculated as an annual percentage of the total assets of each Investor’s
account based on the market value of the account at the end of each quarter. FIWA may
charge a minimum account Platform Fee for accounts that do not meet an account minimum.
The Platform Fee is charged to the Intermediary but may be administered by debiting the
Investor’s account when directed by the Intermediary.
The Platform Fee will generally be waived for FMAX Essentials FSP Program, FMAX
Essentials SMA Program, FMAX Essentials UMA Program, FMAX Essentials Guided UMA
Program, FMAX Essentials Strategist UMA Program, and FMAX Essentials Advisor Model
Management Program accounts that utilize Funds, FSP Strategies, SMA Strategies, and
Strategist UMA Strategies managed by FIWA and its affiliates. To qualify for the fee waiver in
the FMAX Essentials FSP Program, the FMAX Essentials SMA Program, and the FMAX
Essentials Strategist UMA Program, an Investor account must hold only FSP Strategies and
SMA Strategies managed by FIWA and its affiliates and invested in those Strategies for the
entire billing period. In the FMAX Essentials UMA Program, FMAX Essentials Guided UMA
Program, and the FMAX Essentials Advisor Model Management Program, an account will
qualify for the fee waiver for the pro rata percentage of assets invested in Strategies and
Funds managed by FIWA and its affiliates for the entire billing period.
The standard Platform Fee schedules for FMAX Essentials are detailed below.
FSP Program SMA Program
AMM
Program
0.05%
0.07%
Strategist
UMA
Program
0.07%
Guided UMA
and UMA
Programs
0.07%
0.05%
$25 annual
$25 annual
$0 annual
$25 annual
$15 annual
0.00%
(no account
minimum)
0.00%
(no account
minimum)
0.00%
(no account
minimum)
Program
Assets
Minimum
Account Fee
(per Investor
Account)
FIWA and
FIWA affiliated
products –
waived
Platform Fee
Pro rata % of
assets in non-
FIWA affiliated
products X
0.07%
Pro rata % of
assets in non-
FIWA affiliated
products X
0.05%
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The Platform Fee calculation considers cash and cash equivalents. Platform Fees are charged
on a calendar quarter basis in advance and prorated to the end of the quarter upon inception
of the account.
The Platform Fee generally includes services composed of Investor profiling assistance, asset
allocation assistance, style allocation assistance, research and evaluation of investment
Strategies and Funds, investment consulting services, account performance calculations,
account reporting, billing administration, and other operational and administrative services. The
services associated with accessing Investment Manager Strategies and either implementing
them in an Investor account, in the case of a Model, or administering them, in the case of a
Discretionary Strategy, are also included in the Platform Fee.
The cost of investment advisory services provided through FMAX Essentials may be more or
less than the cost of purchasing similar services separately or through other Fidelity platforms,
including FMAX. FIWA has the authority to negotiate its standard fees with Intermediaries and
may waive fees at its discretion at any time.
Services Not Included in Platform Fee
Tax and Values Overlay services (described above in “Advisory Business”) are provided to
Intermediaries for an additional fee ranging from .05% to 0.10% annually based on the
Investor’s account value, which is applied to the Investor’s whole account, and it applies when
Tax Overlay services, Values Overlay services, or a combination of services are provided to an
account. The Tax Overlay services may be subject to a minimum annual dollar fee. Tax and
Values Overlay Fees can be charged directly to the Investor’s account or to the Intermediary
as elected by the Intermediary. Fees for Tax and Values Overlay Services may be waived by
FIWA in certain circumstances.
Reporting only services are provided for an additional fee. FIWA charges a per account fee to
Intermediaries that elect to use FMAX Essential’s standalone reporting only service (described
above in “Advisory Business”). The standard fee for reporting only services is $25 annually per
Investor account.
Certain fees applied to Investor accounts may be assessed separately from the Platform Fee
(as described more fully below in the section entitled “Other Issues Relating to Fees”).
Other Issues Relating to Fees
The Platform Fee does not cover certain charges associated with securities transactions in the
Investors’ accounts, including (i) dealer markups, markdowns, or spreads charged on
transactions in over-the-counter securities; (ii) costs relating to trading in certain foreign
securities; (iii) the internal charges and fees imposed by any Funds (such as fund operating
expenses, management fees, redemption fees, 12b-1 fees, and other fees and expenses;
further information regarding charges and fees assessed by Funds can be found in the
appropriate prospectus) or other regulatory fees; (iv) brokerage commissions or other charges
imposed by broker-dealers or entities other than Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (“FBS”) or
NFS if and when trades are executed by another broker-dealer; (v) postage and handling
charges, returned check charges, transfer taxes, stock exchange fees, or other fees mandated
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by law; (vi) ACAT transfer, electronic fund and wire transfer charges; (vii) individual retirement
account (“IRA”) trustee or custodian fees and tax-qualified retirement plan annual account fees
and annual and termination fees for retirement accounts (such as IRAs); (viii) any brokerage
commissions or other charges, including contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”), imposed
upon the liquidation of “in-kind assets” that are transferred into the Platform; (ix) margin
interest or other fees associated with margin provided by NFS; and (x) as applicable, per trade
clearance and execution charges should annual trading caps be exceeded within an account.
Affiliates of FIWA, including NFS and FBS, may receive distribution and shareholder servicing
revenue as a result of investments in Funds in Investor accounts, and to the extent that this
revenue varies based on the share class selected, FIWA has a potential conflict of interest with
respect to the variations in such revenue. In some cases, fees for certain Funds or share
classes are higher than others. Affiliates of FIWA earn additional fees when Investor assets
are invested in products from which FIWA affiliates receive a share of revenue, as opposed to
when Investor assets are invested in investment products that do not share revenue. As noted
above, the Strategies and Funds available through FMAX Essentials are limited to Strategies
and Funds for which FIWA or an affiliate is the issuer, sponsor, or investment adviser, and
Strategies and Funds provided by third party Investment Managers for which FIWA or its
affiliates are compensated for distribution or servicing of such Strategies and Funds. FIWA
does not exercise trading discretion or share class selection authority with respect to any
Investor account on the Platform as these functions are performed by the discretionary
Investment Managers or the Implementation Manager, as applicable.
In general, when retaining Investment Managers in the FMAX Essentials FSP Program, FMAX
Essentials SMA Program, and the UMA Programs, FIWA requires that such Investment
Managers create Models composed of institutional class shares that do not make 12b-1
payments to fund distributors (including FIWA’s affiliates) or other distribution revenue-paying
share classes unless such share classes are not available for a given Fund or Investor. In the
agreement FIWA maintains with each Intermediary, the Intermediary acknowledges that it is
solely responsible for determining that the mutual fund share classes selected are in each
Investor’s best interest and for monitoring that each share class remain in the Investor’s best
interest.
An Investor will incur redemption fees when the Investment Manager to a Strategy determines
that it is in the Investor’s overall interest, in conjunction with the stated goals of the investment
strategy, to divest from certain Funds prior to the expiration of the minimum holding period of
the Funds. Some mutual funds also assess redemption fees to Investors upon the short-term
sale of its funds. Depending on the particular mutual fund, this may include sales for
rebalancing purposes. Please see the prospectus for the specific mutual fund for detailed
information regarding such fees. To the extent that such fees are incurred, they are borne by
the Investor.
In connection with an Investor’s investment in an American Depositary Receipt (“ADR”), the
Investor could incur additional expenses and fees that are not included in the Investor fees.
For example, ADRs could be subject to dividend withholding taxes from the country of origin,
which are an additional expense and reduce the dividend paid to the Investor. The Investor, or
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FIWA’s affiliate, as custodian, is responsible for filing the appropriate forms/filings in the foreign
country to reclaim any dividend withholding. In addition, paying agents who process ADR
dividend payments to an Investor will assess a fee for their services, which also reduces the
dividend paid to the Investor.
FIWA receives installation and maintenance fees from Investment Managers for installing and
maintaining their models and/or portfolios on the FMAX Essentials Platform.
Termination
The FMAX Essentials agreement contains the terms and conditions for termination. Generally,
FIWA or the Intermediary may terminate an agreement for any reason upon sixty (60) days’
written notice to the other party or such other shorter time period as may be mutually agreed to
by the parties in writing.
PERFORMANCE-BASED FEES AND SIDE-BY-SIDE MANAGEMENT
FIWA does not charge any performance-based fees based on a share of capital gains on, or
capital appreciation of, the assets of an Investor.
Certain of FIWA’s (in the case of Fidelity Institutional Custom SMAs where FIWA’s affiliate,
FMR, is sub-adviser) or its affiliates’ discretionary accounts may, for unrelated reasons, invest
in Funds or securities that are also included in Strategies available on the Platform from time to
time, including those Strategies that are provided on a model-basis by FIWA. FIWA’s affiliates
may have commenced trading before the Implementation Manager or discretionary Investment
Managers act upon updates to Strategies. As a result, in certain circumstances, Investors that
are using the Strategies could experience price differentials that may result from FIWA’s
affiliates placing similar, and possible larger, orders for their discretionary clients, which could
result in different prices for the Funds or securities in the Strategies. Further, while FIWA’s
affiliates generally take reasonable steps to minimize the market impact caused by their
discretionary management, FIWA and its affiliates have no such control over the
Implementation Manager’s and discretionary Investment Managers’ trading of Funds or
securities contained in Strategies.
Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), FIWA owes a fiduciary duty to
its Intermediary clients, consisting of a duty of care and a duty of loyalty. Although the
application of FIWA’s fiduciary duty may be shaped by agreement with Intermediaries, this
duty cannot, unless specifically set forth in statute, be waived by contract or
practice. Accordingly, investment management agreements with FIWA that include an express
limitation of FIWA’s liability for acts of gross negligence, negligence, or similar standards are
not applicable to FIWA’s federal fiduciary duty owed to the Intermediary. Intermediaries will
have the right to seek redress against FIWA for such non-waivable fiduciary violations in
addition to other rights the Intermediary may have under state and federal law.
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TYPES OF CLIENTS
FMAX Essentials is designed to provide Intermediaries with an investment advisory platform,
which they can use to provide wealth management solutions directly to their Investors (e.g.,
individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, and
endowments).
METHODS OF ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, AND RISK OF LOSS
Methods of Analysis
The Platform provides Intermediaries with a variety of portfolio construction methods utilizing
an analytics module to blend a solution that aligns with the Investor’s risk tolerance and
investment objective. For asset allocation and portfolio construction, the Platform uses
internally developed and third-party analytical tools and commercially available optimization
software applications. These tools use capital markets assumptions and valuation methods to
estimate the expected returns for asset classes. This process results in the construction of
diversified portfolios across a wide set of risk tolerances and preferences that can be
employed by the Intermediary.
The Intermediary can use the Platform research tools and other functionality to screen and
evaluate FSPs, SMAs, and Funds based on its preferences and associated investment data
variables. The results of any sorting or screening functionality available through FMAX Essentials
are for the Intermediary’s informational purposes only and do not constitute tax, legal or
investment advice or a recommendation by FIWA of any particular investment, manager, or
Strategy. When using any Platform research tools and other functionality, the Intermediary is
solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of any Strategy or Fund for use with an
Investor.
In assisting the Intermediary with its development of an asset allocation and portfolio for the
Investor, FMAX Essentials uses demographic and financial information provided by the
Investor and the Intermediary to assess the Investor’s risk profile and investment objectives.
Investment Research and Due Diligence
FMAX Essentials provides investment research and due diligence on FSPs, SMAs, and Funds
to Intermediaries using four categories of investment research ratings (which may also be
referred to as research statuses): “Does Not Meet,” “Meets-Quantitative,” “Meets-Qualitative,”
and “Preferred.” For FSPs, SMAs, and Funds rated Does Not Meet, the FSPs, SMAs, and
Funds did not pass the review criteria to be rated Meets-Quantitative, Meets-Qualitative, or
Preferred. On FMAX Essentials, strategies rated Does Not Meet are categorized as
“Available." FSPs, SMAs, and Funds that have not gone through the FIWA investment due
diligence process are identified as “Not Rated” on FMAX Essentials. See below for additional
details on the Meets-Quantitative, Meets-Qualitative, and Preferred ratings.
The Intermediaries make their own determinations as to whether to utilize Investment Manager
research and due diligence and are solely responsible for determining if they have sufficient
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information on any investment or Strategy they recommend to Investors through the Proposal.
FIWA does not recommend any particular investment or strategy for any Investor. Research
ratings may change without notice. The Intermediary is responsible for monitoring changes in
research ratings within the Platform.
FIWA maintains fundamental and quantitative research teams (“FIWA Research Team”) to
perform the investment research and due diligence for the Platform. Although different
investment solutions demand unique due diligence requirements, FIWA’s evaluations follow a
common four pillar structure as described in more detail below. This investment research and
due diligence process is not applicable to the underlying holdings of SMAs. Each time the term
“Meets” is used below, it is applicable to both the Meets-Quantitative and Meets-Qualitative
ratings, unless otherwise specified.
While FIWA categorizes certain FSPs, SMAs, and Funds as Meets or Preferred, these
designations suggest that the Investment Manager has met the criteria required by FIWA’s
assessments and is not an endorsement of the quality or capability of any particular
Investment Manager, or a statement of the likelihood of investment success in any future
period. The Intermediary is responsible for determining whether any particular FSP, SMA, or
Fund is appropriate and suitable for use with a particular Investor.
Due Diligence Process Overview
Generally, for most actively and passively managed Funds, FSPs, and SMAs available on the
Platform, a quantitative rating process is performed to determine if the Fund, FSP or SMA
meets the criteria for a Meets-Quantitative rating. The quantitative rating process is performed
at least quarterly. A separate qualitative due diligence process is conducted on a select group
of SMAs, Funds, and FSPs to provide deeper coverage and to determine if a Meets-Qualitative
or Preferred rating should be applied. The qualitative rating process is performed at least
annually. When combined, these processes result in the list of Meets and Preferred SMAs,
Funds, and FSPs. Both the quantitative and qualitative processes follow a common structure
of assessing four major pillars of analysis: performance, cost, style alignment, and people and
process consistency.
Meets-Quantitative
The quantitative evaluation consists of separate processes to evaluate actively managed
Funds, passively managed Funds, FSPs, and SMAs. While the processes vary slightly with
regards to review and acceptance criteria (e.g., peer relative performance versus tracking
error, excess return thresholds, etc.), the processes rely on an evaluation of historical
outcomes and follow the common four pillar review structure noted above. The Funds, FSPs,
and SMAs that pass all four pillar criteria are added to the Meets-Quantitative universe. Funds,
FSPs, and SMAs that do not pass all four pillar criteria set by the FIWA Research Team are
removed from the Meets-Quantitative list and revert to the Available list.
Meets-Qualitative
For Meets-Qualitative SMAs, Funds, and FSPs, FIWA employs a multiphase approach in its
evaluation. As part of the due diligence, certain types of information are analyzed such as
historical performance, investment philosophy, investment style, historical volatility, investment
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team, and cost. Also reviewed are portfolio holdings reports that help demonstrate the
Investment Manager’s securities selection process. FIWA evaluates Investment Managers
specializing in each of the asset categories listed, including equities (both domestic and
foreign), corporate debt, municipal securities, real estate investment trusts, registered
alternative investments, and government securities. Through this analysis, the FIWA Research
Team makes a determination of the FSPs, SMAs, or Funds that receive the status of Meets-
Qualitative.
Preferred
Preferred SMAs, Funds and FSPs have FIWA’s highest conviction and are comprised of a
subset of Meets-Qualitative SMAs, Funds, and FSPs. For Preferred SMAs, Funds and FSPs,
the FIWA Research Team completes the due diligence process mentioned above for Meets-
Qualitative. In addition, the FIWA Research Team conducts a quarterly touchpoint with one or
more members of the product’s investment team. The FIWA Research Team seeks to
understand the drivers of differentiation that allow these investment options to stand out across
the four pillars of research. SMAs, Funds and FSPs sponsored by Investment Managers that
Fidelity has deemed not to be in good standing on Fidelity FundsNetwork, one of Fidelity’s
platforms for unaffiliated products, due to insufficient shareholder servicing compensation are
not eligible for consideration for a “Preferred” research rating but are eligible to receive a
Meets-Quantitative or Meets-Qualitative research rating.
Pending Attribute
FSPs, SMAs, or Funds can be assigned a ‘Pending’ portfolio attribute if they have experienced
a significant event, including, but not limited to, changes in key investment personnel, material
changes in the investment process, material outperformance or underperformance, or
regulatory concerns. These FSPs, SMAs, or Funds are subject to ongoing monitoring and
review to determine if the FIWA Research Team should assign a higher or lower rating based
on the significant event. In addition, the ‘Pending’ portfolio attribute may be used in cases
where FSPs, SMAs, or Funds are still in the process of being evaluated by Fundamental
Analysts but have not yet been assigned a rating due to timing or lack of available information.
Additional Information
The investment professionals at the Investment Managers are an important source of
information for the due diligence process, providing quantitative and qualitative information. In
addition, FIWA and its service providers utilize publicly available databases from independent
sources to verify the information provided by the Investment Managers.
As noted above, FIWA provides investment research and due diligence in the form of research
notes and ratings on FSPs, SMAs, and Funds within the Platform. In certain cases, FIWA
charges a fee to Intermediaries for such services. FIWA also provides its research and ratings
to other affiliates and unaffiliated investment managers and financial institutions. Ratings and
research may be made available at different times to such users and is prepared without taking
into consideration any Investor’s specific facts and circumstances. We may also provide
customized research or ratings upon request.
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Treatment of FIWA-Affiliated Products, Exceptions and Conflict of Interests
The FIWA Research Team may make exceptions to allow certain FSPs, SMAs or Funds to be
assigned a Meets or Preferred rating. For these exceptions, the FIWA Research Team uses
qualitative and quantitative tools to make a determination that the FSP, SMA or Fund
otherwise warrants a Meets or Preferred rating or to maintain a Meets or Preferred rating. For
example, an SMA may not have a track record of sufficient length as determined by the FIWA
Research Team, but the Investment Manager’s results through other vehicles or a composite
track record may enable that SMA to be assigned a Meets or Preferred rating. The FIWA
Research Team approves or disapproves all exceptions and can assign or change a rating at
its sole discretion.
FSPs, SMAs or Funds provided on the Platform by FIWA and its affiliates are subject to the
same investment research and due diligence or exception processes described above to
determine the FIWA Research Team’s rating. However, given FIWA’s ability to gather more
data and achieve greater insight into the FSPs, SMAs or Funds provided by FIWA and its
affiliates, in certain circumstances FIWA will adjust its diligence process when assessing
proprietary and affiliated products and/or apply different qualification criteria to such products
for Meets-Qualitative or Preferred ratings based on the judgement of the FIWA Research
Team.
Certain unaffiliated Investment Managers or their affiliates providing FSPs, SMAs and Funds to
the Platform are invited to participate in access, engagement, and analytics programs
established by FBS and NFS. This arrangement may be separate from or in addition to
payments made to FIWA or its affiliates to be included in the FMAX Essentials program.
Participation in this program was considered when deciding which FSPs and SMAs to include
on FMAX Essentials and therefore which products will be evaluated and ultimately rated by
FIWA. FIWA does not rate all possible FSPs, SMAs and Funds that are on FMAX Essentials
or that could possibly be covered by FMAX Essentials and determines, in its sole discretion,
which such products will be rated. FIWA determines which such products to include in the
investment universe subject to its ratings process through a combination of Intermediary
demand and as described above. FIWA may be incentivized to rate products that are affiliated
or which may provide compensation to FIWA and its affiliates. However, all FSPs, SMAs and
Funds provided by these Investment Managers are subject to the same investment research
and due diligence or exception processes described above to determine the FIWA Research
Team’s rating.
Any due diligence completed by FIWA should be used in conjunction with the Intermediary’s
existing research and as a supplement to any existing due diligence that an Intermediary or its
firm may already have in place.
Investment Strategies
The Platform provides Intermediaries with access to a large variety of Strategies and Funds as
a core tenet of its capability. While many different investment Strategies and Funds can be
selected, the Platform provides Intermediaries with the ability to utilize its technology to assess
portfolios holistically and across multiple Advisory Programs and registrations, allowing the
Intermediary to make a household assessment of their Investors’ needs. This analytical
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capability allows Intermediaries to consider multiple options for investment Strategies and
Funds as they seek to match their Investors’ needs with the features and benefits of each
program.
Material Investment Risk and Risk of Loss
Investments held in Investor accounts on the Platform are not bank deposits and are not
insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) or any other
governmental agency.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. An investment may be risky and may not
be suitable for an Investor’s goals, objectives and risk tolerance. An investment's value may be
volatile and any investment involves the risk that you may lose money.
Diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against a loss.
There is no guarantee that the use of Strategies and Funds available on FMAX Essentials will
achieve any particular result.
Investment performance of Strategies available on FMAX Essentials depends on the
performance of the underlying investment options and on the proportion of the assets invested
in each underlying investment option over time. The performance of these investments will
vary day to day in response to many factors. Asset allocation strategies are subject to the
volatility of the financial markets, including that of the underlying investment options' asset
class.
Investing involves risk, including the risk of loss. Generally, among asset classes stocks are
more volatile than bonds or short‐term instruments and can decline significantly in response to
adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Although the bond
market is also volatile, lower‐quality debt securities including leveraged loans generally offer
higher yields compared to investment grade securities, but also involve greater risk of default
or price changes. Foreign markets can be more volatile than U.S. markets due to increased
risks of adverse issuer, political, market or economic developments, all of which are magnified
in emerging markets.
Many factors affect investment performance. Strategies that pursue investments in equities will
be subject to stock market volatility, and strategies that pursue fixed income investments (such
as bond or money market funds) will see values fluctuate in response to changes in interest
rates. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as war, acts of
terrorism, economic sanctions, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues,
recessions or other events may magnify factors that affect performance. In addition, some
countries experience very low or negative interest rates, from time to time, which can magnify
interest rate risk for the markets as a whole and for individual bond investments.
All strategies are ultimately affected by impacts to the individual issuers, such as changes in an
issuer’s credit quality, or changes in tax, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Non-
diversified funds, SMAs, and accounts that invest in a smaller number of individual issuers can
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be more sensitive to these changes. Nearly all investments or accounts are subject to volatility
in non-U.S. markets, either through direct exposure or indirect effects in U.S. markets from
events abroad, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and in the case of
less-developed markets, currency liquidity. Those investments and accounts that are exposed
to emerging markets are potentially subject to heightened volatility from greater social,
economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties, as the extent of economic development,
political stability, market depth, infrastructure, capitalization, and regulatory oversight can be
less than in more developed markets.
Additionally, investments or accounts that pursue debt exposure are subject to risks of
prepayment or default. Strategies that lead Funds, SMAs, or accounts to invest in other Funds
bear all the risks inherent in the underlying investments in which those Funds invest, and
strategies that pursue leveraged risk, including investment in derivatives, such as swaps
(interest rate, total return, and credit default), and futures contracts and forward-settling
securities, magnify market exposure and losses. Additionally, investments and accounts are
subject to operational risks, which can include risk of loss arising from failures in internal
processes, people, or systems, such as routine processing errors or major systems failures, or
from external events, such as exchange outages.
The Platform seeks Investment Managers and Funds with a variety of investment strategies in
an effort to make a wide range of investment strategies available to Intermediaries for use with
their Investors. Some strategies may be high-risk strategies. Such strategies have the potential
for substantial returns; however, there are correspondingly significant risks involved in the
strategies and they are not intended for all types of Investors. Investors who choose to follow
high-risk strategies should be aware that there is the possibility of significant losses up to and
including the possibility of the loss of all assets placed in the strategies. It is strongly
recommended that Investors diversify their investments and do not place all their investments
in high-risk investment strategies.
Certain ETPs utilize leverage. The use of leverage by an ETP increases the risk to the
portfolio. The more a portfolio invests in leveraged instruments, the more the leverage will
magnify gains or losses on those investments. Due to the complexity and structure of these
portfolios, they may not perform over time in direct or inverse correlation to their underlying
index.
Please see the mutual fund and ETP prospectuses, applicable Form ADV Part 2A brochures
and/or related offering documents for more details on risks.
In addition to the risks noted above, the following risks apply to certain Strategies or Funds
available through the FMAX Essentials Platform:
Concentration Risk
Certain strategies may invest in a limited number of securities, industries, or sectors. This lack
of diversification may increase industry or sector specific risks and increase volatility and risk
of loss compared to more diversified portfolios. Accounts that employ equity and fixed income
stand-alone strategies are expected to have increased risk and volatility as compared with
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accounts that hold a mixture of equities and fixed income investments.
Model Overlay Risks
There are risks associated with Model implementation for Model-traded FMAX Essentials
accounts. The implementation of a Model in an Investor’s account relies on the Implementation
Manager’s ability to purchase the investments in the Model Provider’s portfolio
recommendations. This may not be possible due to liquidity constraints or aggregate holdings
limitations, among other reasons. This could result in deviation of performance between the
Model and the Investor’s accounts.
Liquidity Risk
Investing in certain types of securities that are thinly traded, or investing in bonds, ETPs, or
mutual funds that invest in thinly traded securities, introduces liquidity risk. Liquidity risk is a
financial risk that, for a certain period of time, a security or commodity cannot be readily traded
in the market or cannot be traded without a significant discount to the market price. All tradable
assets assume some level of liquidity risk. For example, alternative mutual funds and ETPs
may use techniques such as shorting of securities, leverage, and derivatives, all of which may
have liquidity risks if there are no buyers and sellers available or if a counterparty cannot fulfill
the order.
Illiquid securities sometimes trade infrequently in the secondary market and may be subject to
liquidity windows. As a result, valuing an illiquid security can be more difficult, and buying and
selling an illiquid security at an acceptable price can be more difficult or delayed. Difficulty in
selling an illiquid security can result in a loss. The relative liquidity of any investment, particularly
those that trade on exchanges, can vary, at times significantly.
Investing in Mutual Funds and ETPs
Investors bear all the risks of the investment strategies employed by the Funds held in the
Platform, including the risk that a mutual fund or ETP will not meet its investment objectives. For
the specific risks associated with a mutual fund or ETP, please see its prospectus.
ETPs
An ETP is a security that trades on an exchange and can seek to track an index, a commodity,
or a basket of assets. ETPs can be actively or passively managed. The performance of a
passively managed ETP might not correlate with the performance of the asset it seeks to track.
ETPs trade on secondary markets or exchanges and are exposed to market volatility and the
risks of the ETP’s underlying securities. ETP share trading can be halted, or the security could
cease to trade on an exchange. Trading volume and liquidity can vary and could affect the
ability to buy or sell ETP shares or could cause the market price of shares to experience
significant premiums or discounts relative to the value of the assets underlying the shares.
Because ETPs trade on exchanges, buyers and sellers experience a spread between the
bidding price and the asking price, and the size of these spreads can vary significantly. For the
specific risks associated with an ETP, please see its prospectus or other offering
documentation.
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Money Market Funds
An Investor could lose money by investing in a money market fund. Although a money market
fund seeks to preserve the value of an Investor’s investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot
guarantee it will do so. An investment in a money market fund is not a bank account and is not
insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. Fidelity, the sponsor of
Fidelity’s money market funds, is not required to reimburse money market funds for losses, and
an Investor should not expect that Fidelity will provide financial support to a Fidelity money
market fund at any time, including during periods of market stress. Fidelity’s government and
U.S. Treasury money market funds will not impose a fee upon the sale of an Investor’s shares.
Quantitative Investing
Funds or securities selected using quantitative analysis can perform differently from the market
as a whole due to the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor, changes to
the factors’ behavior over time, market volatility, or the quantitative Model’s assumption about
market behavior. In addition, quantitative investment strategies rely on algorithmic processes,
and therefore are subject to the risks described below under the heading, “Operational Risks.”
Growth Investing
Growth stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than
the market as a whole and other types of stocks. Growth stocks tend to be more expensive
relative to their earnings or assets compared with other types of stocks. As a result, growth stocks
tend to be sensitive to changes in their earnings and more volatile than other types of stocks.
Value Investing
Value stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than
the market as a whole and other types of stocks. Value stocks tend to be inexpensive relative to
their earnings or assets compared with other types of stocks. However, value stocks can
continue to be inexpensive for long periods of time and, as a result, might never realize their full
expected value.
Bond Investments
In general, the bond market is volatile, and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. As
interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more
pronounced for longer-term securities. The ability of an issuer of a bond to repay principal prior
to a security’s maturity can cause greater price volatility, and, if a bond is prepaid, a bond fund
could have to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields. Fixed income securities also
carry inflation risk as well as credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. The
interest payments of inflation-protected bonds are variable and usually rise with inflation and fall
with deflation. Unlike individual bonds, most bond funds do not have a maturity date, so holding
them until maturity to avoid losses caused by price volatility is not possible. In addition,
investments in certain bond structures may be less liquid than other investments, and therefore
may be more difficult to trade effectively.
Tax and Values Overlay Services
The application of an overlay to an investment strategy can cause the investment performance of
a customized strategy to deviate from a selected pre-customized investment strategy. Investors
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should carefully review the Tax and Values Overlay services with their Intermediary to determine
if the use of the Tax and Values Overlay services are appropriate for the Investor. In providing the
Tax Overlay services, the Implementation Manager may affect transactions in the Investor
account even though such transactions may generate tax liabilities, including short-term taxable
income. In addition, the Implementation Manager may manage the Investor account using tools
and processes which may result in Investor trades being executed at a different time or in a
different manner than other trades made by the Implementation Manager, including the potential
to not participate in the Implementation Manager’s standard trade rotation processes. The Tax
Overlay services do not guarantee that tax liability in the Investor account will be reduced, and the
ability to harvest losses is dependent on portfolio circumstances and market environment. The
application of a Values Overlay to an investment strategy will reduce the universe of investment
solutions available, will cause the investment performance of this customized strategy to deviate
from the pre-restricted investment strategy and may have a positive or negative effect on
investment performance. Please note, if the Implementation Manager determines that the tax or
values information provided is too restrictive and impinges on its ability to effectively manage the
account, Implementation Manager reserves the right to classify account as ‘Not In Good Order’.
In such circumstances, accounts may not be able to be traded until the ‘Not In Good Order’ is
resolved.
Credit Risk
Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, and changes in specific
economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of security or issuer, can increase
the risk of default by an issuer or counterparty, which can affect a security’s or instrument’s
credit quality or value. Lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities involve
greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer.
Municipal Bonds
The municipal market can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, or political
changes, and by the financial condition of the issuers of municipal securities. Municipal bond
funds normally seek to earn income and pay dividends that are expected to be exempt from
federal income tax. If an Investor is a resident in the state of issuance of the bonds held by the
Fund, interest dividends could also be exempt from state and local income taxes. Income
exempt from regular federal income tax (including distributions from municipal and money
market funds) can be subject to state, local, or federal alternative minimum tax. Certain funds
normally seek to invest only in municipal securities generating income exempt from both federal
income taxes and the federal alternative minimum tax; however, outcomes cannot be
guaranteed, and the funds sometimes generate income subject to these taxes. For federal tax
purposes, a fund’s distribution of gains attributable to a fund’s sale of municipal or other bonds
is generally taxable as either ordinary income or long-term capital gains.
Redemptions, including exchanges, can result in a capital gain or loss for federal and/or state
income tax purposes. Tax code changes could impact the municipal bond market. Tax laws are
subject to change, and the preferential tax treatment of municipal bond interest income could be
removed or phased out for Investors at certain income levels. Because many municipal bonds
are issued to finance similar projects, especially those relating to education, health care,
transportation, and utilities, conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal market.
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Budgetary constraints of local, state, and federal governments on which the issuers are relying
for funding can also impact municipal bonds. In addition, changes in the financial condition of an
individual municipal insurer can affect the overall municipal market, and market conditions can
directly impact the liquidity and valuation of municipal bonds.
Foreign Exposure
Investing in foreign securities and securities of U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations
are subject to interest rate, currency exchange rate, economic, tax, operational or regulatory
and political risks, all of which are likely to be greater in emerging markets. These risks are
particularly significant for investment strategies that focus on a single country or region or
emerging markets, or for Investors who elect to increase foreign stock exposure. Foreign
markets can be more volatile than U.S. markets and can perform differently from the U.S.
market. Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political
uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates can also be extremely
volatile. Foreign markets can also offer less protection to Investors than U.S. markets. For
example, foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial
reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to U.S.
issuers. Adequate public information on foreign issuers might not be available, and it could be
difficult to secure dividends and information regarding corporate actions on a timely basis.
Regulatory enforcement can be influenced by economic or political concerns, and Investors
could have difficulty enforcing their legal rights in foreign countries. Foreign governments may
decide to seize or confiscate securities held by foreign investors or assets held by foreign
issuers, restrict an investor's ability to sell or redeem securities, suspend or limit an issuer's
ability to make dividend or interest payments, and/or limit or entirely restrict repatriation of
invested capital, profits, and dividends. Furthermore, investments in securities of foreign
entities can result in clients owning an interest in a “passive foreign investment company” (a
“PFIC”). Investors holding an interest in a PFIC could be subject to additional tax liabilities and
filing requirements as a result of such investments. The rules regarding investments in PFICs
are complex, and Investors are urged to consult their tax advisors.
Risks of Investing in American Depositary Receipts
American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of an
underlying foreign issuer that are issued by depositary banks and generally trade on an
established market in the U.S. or elsewhere. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the
underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs are
subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. The
depositary bank can charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and
interest, and for corporate actions. In addition, certain ADRs are not traded on a national
securities exchange, can be less liquid than other investments, and could therefore be more
difficult to trade effectively. Investing in ADRs can make it more difficult for U.S. persons to
benefit from applicable treaty rates that could otherwise reduce withholding on any distributions
from the underlying foreign issuer. Recovery of any extra foreign tax withheld can be costly and
complex, and recovery might not be available for certain registration types such as individual
retirement accounts.
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Derivatives
Certain Strategies and Funds available on the Platform contain derivatives. Generally speaking,
a derivative is a financial contract whose value is based on the value of a financial asset (such
as a stock, bond, or currency), a physical asset (such as gold, oil, or wheat), or a market index
(such as the S&P 500® Index). Investments in derivatives may result in different risks from, and
possibly greater than, those of the underlying securities, assets, or market indexes. Derivatives
could experience losses if the underlying securities, assets, or market indexes do not perform
as anticipated, and changes in the value of a derivative might not correlate as anticipated with
the underlying securities, assets, or market indexes, thereby reducing their effectiveness. Some
derivatives may involve leverage because they can provide investment exposure in an amount
exceeding the initial investment. As a result, the use of derivatives may be more volatile than a
direct investment in the underlying financial asset, because leverage tends to exaggerate the
effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the position. Leverage can magnify investment
risks and cause losses to be realized more quickly, and a small change in the underlying
security, asset, or market index can lead to significant losses. Certain derivatives have the
potential for unlimited losses, regardless of the size of the initial investment. Derivative
investments are subject to credit risks associated with the issuer of, or counterparty to, the
derivative investment.
Alternative Investments
Alternative investments are classified as assets whose investment characteristics and/or
performance differ substantially from the primary asset classes (stocks, bonds, and other short-
term investments) and therefore offer opportunities for additional diversification and returns, but
that also offer increased volatility and risk of loss due to their nontraditional or complex
investment strategies. Unregistered privately offered alternative investment vehicles include
private equity, private real assets, private credit, and hedge funds, or similar investments
(referred to as “private funds”). The performance of alternative investments can be volatile and
private funds may have extremely limited liquidity opportunities. Such investments often have
concentrated positions, invest in illiquid investments, and may carry higher risks. Investors
should understand that some alternative investment products often engage in leverage and
other speculative investment practices, including the use of derivatives (described above), that
can magnify the risk of investment loss and volatility regardless of whether they are used for
speculative investment purposes or for the hedging of risk. In addition, private funds require that
investors transact at a price determined by a complex valuation process that may differ
substantially across strategies and involve significant judgement by the manager. Please refer
to the applicable private fund’s offering documents for additional information on the alternative
investment and its related risks.
Alternative Investments may present Investors with additional risks including, but not limited to,
(i) longer term investment periods; (ii) limited or prohibited transferability of interests; (iii) limited
operating histories; (iv) lack of diversification except as set forth in the investment’s offering
documents; (v) portfolio allocations may depart significantly from target asset allocations; (vi)
limited liquidity; and (vii) valuation risk, whereby potential discrepancies arise between the
stated and true value of an Alternative Investment’s underlying investments.
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Real Estate
Real estate is a cyclical industry that is sensitive to interest rates, economic conditions (both
nationally and locally), property tax rates, and other factors. Changes in real estate values or
economic downturns can have a significant negative effect on issuers in the real estate industry.
Commodity-Linked Investing
Commodity-linked investments can be leveraged and can be more volatile and less liquid than
the underlying commodity, instruments, or measures. The performance of commodity-linked
investments can be affected by the performance of individual commodities and the overall
commodities markets, as well as by weather, political, tax, and other regulatory and market
developments. A commodity-linked investment is subject to credit risks associated with the
issuer of, or counterparty to, the commodity-linked investment. The commodities industries can
be significantly affected by the level and volatility of commodity prices; the rate of commodity
consumption; world events including international monetary and political developments; import
controls, export controls, and worldwide competition; exploration and production spending; and
tax and other government regulations and economic conditions.
Currency Exposure
Certain funds and ETPs can be exposed to foreign currencies and, as a result, could experience
losses based solely on the relative strength or weakness of foreign currencies versus the U.S.
dollar and changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar.
Currency transactions tied to emerging markets can present market, credit, liquidity, legal,
political, and other risks different from, or greater than, the risks of currency transactions tied to
developed foreign countries.
Portfolio Turnover Risk
Certain strategies engage in active and frequent trading leading to increased portfolio turnover,
higher transaction costs, and the possibility of increased capital gains, including short-term
capital gains that are generally taxable as ordinary income. The effects of higher portfolio
turnover may adversely affect Account performance.
Legislative and Regulatory Risk
Investments could be adversely affected by new (or revised) laws or regulations. Changes to
laws or regulations could impact the securities markets as a whole, specific industries, or
individual issuers of securities. Generally, the impact of these changes will not be fully known for
some time.
Sustainable Strategies Risk
Investing based on sustainability factors may cause an account to forgo certain investment
opportunities available to accounts that do not use such criteria. Because of the subjective
nature of sustainable investing, there can be no guarantee that criteria used by FIWA or a
third-party, as applicable, in its sustainable strategies will reflect the beliefs or values of any
particular account. Additionally, FIWA relies upon information and data obtained through
third-party reporting, which, if incomplete or inaccurate, could result in FIWA imprecisely
evaluating an issuer’s practices with respect to material sustainability factors.
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Cybersecurity Risks
With the increased use of technologies to conduct business, FIWA and its affiliates are
susceptible to operational, information security, and related risks. These risks could include
events that are wholly or partially beyond our control and may have a negative effect on our
ability to conduct business activities. We believe that we have taken reasonable steps to
mitigate these risks, but do not believe that we can eliminate them altogether. In general, cyber
incidents can result from deliberate attacks or unintentional events that can arise from external
or internal sources. The increasing sophistication and accessibility of technology, including tools
leveraging artificial intelligence, can be exploited by malicious actors to enhance the scale and
impact of cyber-attacks. Cyberattacks include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized
access to digital systems (e.g., through “hacking” or malicious software coding) for purposes of
misappropriating assets or sensitive information; corrupting data, equipment, or systems; and
causing operational disruption. Cyberattacks can also be carried out in a manner that does not
require gaining unauthorized access, such as causing denial-of-service attacks on websites
(i.e., efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users). Cyber incidents affecting
FIWA, its affiliates, or any other service providers (including but not limited to accountants,
custodians, transfer agents, and financial intermediaries used by Fidelity or by an issuer of
securities) have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially
resulting in financial losses, interference with the ability to calculate asset prices, impediments to
trading, the inability to transact business, destruction to equipment and systems, violations of
applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage,
reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs. Similar adverse
consequences could result from cyber incidents affecting issuers of securities in which an
account invests, counterparties with which an account engages in transactions, governmental
and other regulatory authorities, exchange and other financial market operators, banks, brokers,
dealers, insurance companies and other financial institutions (including financial intermediaries
and service providers) and other parties.
Alternative Mutual Funds
Risks that may be associated with registered alternative mutual funds include, (i) leverage:
leverage may enhance a fund’s returns in up markets but exacerbate returns in a bad market.
Some Investment Managers with leverage inherent in their portfolios may experience “margin
call” types of actions in the event of liquidity dry-ups or if certain counterparties cannot provide
the leverage needed; (ii) shorting: certain securities may be difficult to sell short at the price
that the Investment Manager would prefer to execute a trade. A short position may have the
possibility of an infinite loss if a security continues to go up in price and the manager does not
cover; (iii) security valuation: certain securities held in alternative mutual funds, such as
derivatives or thinly traded stocks, bonds, or swaps, may not have a market to permit the
Investment Manager to trade it quickly in case of fund redemptions. High bid/ask spreads or
the lack of another buyer/seller to take the opposite position of a thinly traded security could
cause inaccurate estimates in underlying security valuation by the administrator; and (iv)
nightly reconciliation: the use of thinly traded securities, shorting and leverage may make it
difficult for some alternative funds, based on their investment strategy, to provide accurate
nightly Net Asset Values (“NAVs”) for the mutual fund.
Limited liquidity and illiquid registered alternative mutual funds are subject to additional risks.
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These funds cannot be redeemed outside of the designated liquidity window. Although the
funds can implement a periodic share repurchase program, there is no guarantee that an
investor will be able to redeem all of the shares that the investor desires to sell. These funds are
designed primarily for long-term investors and not as a trading vehicle. The funds can invest in
or hold instruments that are illiquid (generally, those securities that cannot be disposed of within
seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the value at which the fund has
valued the securities). For the specific risks associated with these funds, please see the funds’
prospectus.
Valuation Risk
The NAV of a fund on a particular date may differ from the NAV that would be realized if the
fund’s assets were liquidated as of such date. Volatile market conditions could result in limited
market liquidity, which may result in lower liquidation values of a fund’s assets than the values
of such assets as calculated in a fund’s NAV.
Operational Risks
Operational risks include risks of loss arising from failures in internal processes, people, or
systems, such as routine processing incidents or major systems failures, or from external events,
such as exchange outages. For example, computer, communications, data processing, networks,
backup, business continuity or other operating, information or technology systems, including
those FIWA outsources to other providers, may fail to operate properly or become disabled,
overloaded or damaged as a result of a number of factors. These factors could include events
that are wholly or partially beyond FIWA’s control and may have a negative impact on our ability
to conduct business activities. Though losses arising from operating, information or technology
systems failures could adversely affect an Investor account’s performance, such losses would
likely not be reimbursable under FIWA’s policies. Algorithms can be used by FIWA and its
affiliates and Investment Managers or the Implementation Manager and contribute to operational
risks. There is a risk that the data input into the algorithms could have errors, omissions, or
imperfections, or that the algorithms do not operate as intended. Any decisions made in reliance
on incorrect data or algorithms that do not operate as intended can expose Investors to potential
risks. Issues in the algorithm are often extremely difficult to detect and can go undetected for long
periods of time or never be detected. These risks are mitigated by testing and human oversight of
the algorithms and their output. FIWA believes that the oversight, testing, and monitoring
performed on algorithms and their output will enable the parties described above to identify and
address issues appropriately. However, there is no assurance that the algorithms will always
work as intended. In general, we will not assess each Investor’s account individually, nor will
there be a process to override the outcome of the algorithm with respect to any particular
account.
Errors
Not all incidents arising from operational failures, including those resulting from the mistakes of
third parties, will be compensable by FIWA. FIWA maintains policies and procedures that
address the identification and correction of errors, consistent with applicable standard of care,
to ensure that Intermediaries and Investors are treated fairly when an error has been detected.
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FIWA seeks to identify errors and works with appropriate parties to correct the error affecting
any Investor account as quickly as is reasonably possible. The determination of whether an
incident constitutes an error is made by FIWA or its affiliates, in their sole discretion. FIWA will
evaluate each situation independently, and unless prohibited by applicable law, we can net an
Investor’s gains and losses from the error or a series of related errors with the same root
cause and compensate Investors for the net loss. This corrective action can result in financial
or other restitution to the account, or inadvertent gains being reversed out of the account.
FIWA’s policy and practice is to identify and resolve any trade errors promptly and document
each trade error. In the case of errors due to the inaction or actions of others (e.g.,
Intermediary, Investment Managers, etc.), FIWA helps facilitate the error correction process in
an effort to ensure that Investors are treated fairly when an error has been detected.
DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
There are no legal or disciplinary events that are material to an Intermediary’s or prospective
Intermediary’s evaluation of the Platform’s advisory business or the integrity of its management
personnel.
OTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
FIWA is a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that,
together with its affiliates and subsidiaries, is generally known to the public as “Fidelity
Investments” or “Fidelity.” Various direct or indirect subsidiaries of FMR LLC are engaged in
investment advisory, brokerage, banking, or insurance businesses. From time to time, FIWA or
Intermediaries will have material business relationships with the subsidiaries and affiliates of
FMR LLC. In addition, the principal officers of FIWA serve as officers and/or employees of
affiliated companies that are engaged in various aspects of FMR LLC’s businesses. In
addition, FIWA or its affiliates provide certain investment management personnel to or use the
investment management personnel of certain affiliates under personnel sharing arrangements
or other inter-company agreements.
FIWA is not registered as a broker-dealer, municipal adviser, futures commission merchant,
commodity pool operator, or commodity trading advisor, nor does it have an application
pending to register as such. Certain management persons of FIWA are registered
representatives, employees, and/or management persons of FBS, NFS, and/or Fidelity
Distributors Company LLC (“FDC”), FIWA affiliates and registered broker-dealers.
FIWA has, and Intermediaries could have, a material relationship with the following affiliated
companies:
Investment Companies and Investment Advisers
• Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (“FMR”), a wholly owned subsidiary of
FMR LLC, is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act. FMR principally
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provides portfolio management services as an adviser or sub-adviser to registered
investment companies. FMR also provides portfolio management services as an adviser
or sub-adviser to clients of other affiliated and unaffiliated advisers. FMR or its affiliates
provide certain administrative services to its other affiliates, including, but not limited to,
securities execution, investment compliance and proxy voting. FMR also provides
model portfolio construction services to FIWA in connection with Fidelity Model Portfolio
Solutions and portfolio management services as a sub adviser to FIWA for its Fidelity
Institutional Custom SMAs.
• FIAM LLC (“FIAM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is
wholly owned by FMR LLC, is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act,
and is registered with the Central Bank of Ireland. FIAM provides investment
management services, including sub-advisory services to certain of FIWA’s affiliates.
• FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited (“FMR UK”), an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of FMR, is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and is
authorized by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to provide investment advisory and
portfolio management services. FMR UK provides investment advisory and portfolio
management services to certain collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) issuers and as a
sub-adviser to certain of FMR’s clients, including investment companies in the Fidelity
group of funds, and provides trading services to FMR and its affiliates. FMR UK
provides portfolio management services as an adviser or sub-adviser to clients of other
affiliated and unaffiliated advisers. FMR UK is also authorized to undertake insurance
mediation as part of its benefits consulting business. FMR UK is also registered with the
Central Bank of Ireland.
• Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (“FMR Japan”), a direct wholly owned
subsidiary of FMR, is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act and is
authorized by the Japan Financial Services Agency (Kanto Local Finance Bureau) to
provide investment advisory and discretionary investment management services. FMR
Japan supplies investment research and investment advisory information and provides
discretionary investment management services to certain clients of FIWA’s affiliates,
including investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds, and to clients of other
affiliated and unaffiliated advisers.
• Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (“FMR Hong Kong”), a wholly
owned subsidiary of FMR, is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act
and is authorized by the Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission to advise on
securities, dealing in futures contracts, provide asset management services, and
conduct trading services. FMR Hong Kong provides investment advisory or portfolio
management services as a sub-adviser with respect to certain clients of FIWA’s
affiliates, including investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds, and provides
trading services to its affiliates. FMR Hong Kong provides portfolio management
services as an adviser or sub-adviser to clients of other affiliated and unaffiliated
advisers.
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• Strategic Advisers LLC (“Strategic Advisers”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fidelity
Advisory Holdings LLC, which in turn is wholly owned by FMR LLC, is a registered
investment adviser under the Advisers Act. Strategic Advisers is registered with the U.S.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) as a commodity pool operator
(“CPO”) and is a member of the National Futures Association (“NFA”). Strategic
Advisers provides discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services and acts as the
investment manager to registered investment companies that invest in affiliated and
unaffiliated funds. Strategic Advisers serves as the sponsor and discretionary manager
to investment advisory programs and can retain the services of affiliated and unaffiliated
sub-advisers and model providers for its advisory programs. Strategic Advisers provides
model portfolio construction services to FIWA in connection with the Fidelity Model
Portfolio Solutions.
• Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (“FDS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR LLC, is a
registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act. FDS is registered with the CFTC
under the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended (“CEA”), as a CPO and a
commodity trading adviser (“CTA”). FDS is a member of the NFA. FDS provides
discretionary advisory and sub-advisory services.
Participating Affiliates
• Fidelity Business Services India Private Limited (“FBS India”), with its registered office
in Bangalore, is incorporated under the laws of India and is ultimately owned by FMR
LLC through certain of its respective direct or indirect subsidiaries. Certain employees of
FBS India (FBS India Associated Employees) may from time to time provide certain
research services for FIWA, which FIWA provides to its customers. FBS India is not
registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act, and is deemed to be a
“Participating Affiliate” of FIWA (as this term has been used by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management in various no-action
letters granting relief from the Advisers Act’s registration requirement for certain
affiliates of registered investment advisers). FIWA deems FBS India and certain of its
employees as associated persons of FIWA within the meaning of Section 202(a)(17) of
the Advisers Act, because FBS India, through such employees, contribute to FIWA’s
research process and may have access to information concerning investment research
reports and ratings prior to the dissemination of such reports and ratings to FIWA’s
customers. As a Participating Affiliate of FIWA, FBS India has agreed to submit itself to
the jurisdiction of United States courts for actions arising under U.S. securities laws in
connection with investment advisory activities conducted for FIWA’s customers. FIWA
maintains a list of the employees of FBS India whom it has deemed associated persons,
which it will make available to current and prospective U.S. clients upon request.
Broker-Dealers
• Fidelity Global Brokerage Group, Inc. (“FGBG”), a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR
LLC, wholly-owns six broker-dealers: Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, National
Financial Services LLC, Fidelity Distributors Company LLC, Fidelity Prime Financing
LLC, Digital Brokerage Services LLC and Green Pier Fintech LLC. FGBG acts as a
holding company and provides certain administrative services to various FIWA affiliates.
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• FDC, a wholly owned subsidiary of FGBG, which in turn is wholly owned by FMR LLC,
is a registered broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange
Act”). FDC is the principal underwriter for business development companies (“BDCs”)
and general distributor of shares of the Fidelity family of registered investment
companies (including, open-end mutual funds, ETFs, and closed-end funds). FDC
markets products such as mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, private funds, and
commingled pools advised by FIWA’ affiliates, or certain unaffiliated advisers to certain
third-party financial intermediaries and institutional investors.
• NFS, a wholly owned subsidiary of FGBG, which in turn is wholly owned by FMR LLC,
is a registered broker-dealer under the Exchange Act and is a fully disclosed clearing
broker-dealer. As such, NFS provides clearing, settlement, and execution services for
other broker-dealers, including its affiliate FBS. Fidelity Capital Markets (“FCM”) is a
division of NFS that provides trade executions for Fidelity affiliates and other advisory
clients. Additionally, FCM operates CrossStream®, an alternative trading system that
allows orders submitted by its subscribers to be crossed against orders submitted by
other subscribers. NFS provides transfer agent or sub transfer agent services and other
custodial services to certain of FIWA’s or FIWA’s affiliates clients. NFS may provide
securities lending services to certain of FIWA’s or FIWA’s affiliates’ clients. Additionally,
NFS provides prime brokerage services to certain of FIWA’s of FIWA’s affiliates’ clients.
NFS acts as clearing broker and custodian for accounts on the Platform, and provides
administrative, clerical, and back-office services to FIWA in connection with the
Platform. NFS personnel introduce FMAX Essentials to Intermediaries on behalf of
FIWA.
• LeveL Markets, LLC, a registered broker-dealer and operator of alternative trading
systems (“ATS”), operates the Luminex ATS and the LeveL ATS, which allow orders
submitted by their subscribers to be crossed against orders submitted by other
subscribers. LeveL Markets, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of LeveL Holdings, LLC.
FGBG and FMR Sakura Holdings, Inc., both wholly owned subsidiaries of FMR LLC,
along with other third-party financial institutions, have ownership interests in LeveL
Holdings, LLC. LeveL Markets, LLC charges a commission to both sides of each trade
executed in the Luminex ATS and LeveL ATS. NFS serves as a clearing agent for
transactions executed in the Luminex ATS.
• FBS, a wholly owned subsidiary of FGBG, which in turn is wholly owned by FMR LLC, is
a registered broker-dealer under the Exchange Act and provides brokerage products
and services, including the sale of shares of investment companies advised by FMR to
individuals and institutions, including retirement plans. In addition, FBS distributes
variable insurance products that are issued by FMR’s related persons, Fidelity
Investments Life Insurance Company (“FILI”) and Empire Fidelity Investments Life
Insurance Company (“EFILI”), as well as by third party insurance companies that are
not affiliated with any Fidelity Investments company. FBS is the introducing broker for
certain managed accounts offered by FIWA and places trades for execution with its
affiliated clearing broker, NFS. FBS personnel introduce FMAX Essentials to
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Intermediaries on behalf of FIWA.
• Digital Brokerage Services LLC (“DBS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of FGBG, which in
turn is wholly owned by FMR LLC, is a registered broker-dealer under the Exchange
Act. DBS provides securities brokerage services to a retail customer base through
digital mobile application-based brokerage platform. DBS clears all customer
transactions through Green Pier Fintech LLC, an affiliated registered broker-dealer, on a
fully disclosed basis.
Insurance Companies or Agencies
• FILI, a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR LLC, is engaged in the distribution and
issuance of life insurance and annuity products that offer shares of investment
companies managed by FIWA’s affiliates.
• EFILI, a wholly owned subsidiary of FILI, is engaged in the distribution and issuance of
life insurance and annuity products that offer shares of investment companies managed
by FIWA’s affiliates to residents of New York.
• FIA, a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR LLC, is engaged in the business of selling life
insurance and annuity products of affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies.
Banking Institutions
• Fidelity Management Trust Company (“FMTC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of FMTC
Holdings LLC, which in turn is wholly owned by FMR LLC, is a limited-purpose trust
company organized and operating under the laws of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, provides non-discretionary trustee and custodial services to employee
benefit plans and individual retirement accounts, and discretionary investment
management services to institutional clients and acts as trustee and investment
manager of collective investment trusts and separate accounts.
• Fidelity Personal Trust Company, FSB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fidelity Thrift
Holding Company, Inc., which in turn is wholly owned by FMR LLC, is a federal savings
bank that offers fiduciary services to its customers that include trustee or co‐trustee
services, custody, principal and income accounting, investment management services,
and recordkeeping and administration.
• Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company (“FIAMTC”), a trust company
organized under the laws of the State of New Hampshire, provides investment
management services principally for institutional clients including employee benefit
plans and acts as trustee and investment manager of its collective investment trusts.
FIAM TC is a wholly owned subsidiary of FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is wholly
owned by FMR LLC.
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CODE OF ETHICS, PARTICIPATION OR INTEREST IN CLIENT
TRANSACTIONS AND PERSONAL TRADING
There are several Codes of Ethics that are relevant with respect to the Platform: FIWA’s Code
of Ethics, the Implementation Manager’s Code of Ethics, and the Code of Ethics of each
Investment Manager. These Codes of Ethics will operate independently of one another. The
relevant provisions of the Code of Ethics for FIWA are described below. The Code of Ethics for
the Implementation Manager and each Investment Manager can be obtained from the
respective entity.
FIWA has adopted a Code of Ethics for Personal Trading (the “Code of Ethics”). The Code of
Ethics applies to officers, directors, employees (including certain contractors), and other
supervised persons of FIWA and requires that they place the interests of clients above their
own. The Code of Ethics establishes securities transaction requirements for all covered
employees and their covered persons, including their spouses. More specifically, the Code of
Ethics contains provisions requiring the following:
• Standards of general business conduct reflecting the investment advisers’ fiduciary
obligations;
• Compliance with applicable federal securities laws;
• Employees and their covered persons move their covered accounts to FBS unless an
exception exists or prior approval is obtained;
• Reporting and review of personal securities transactions and holdings for persons with
access to certain nonpublic information;
• Prohibition of purchasing securities in initial public offerings unless an exception has
been approved;
• Reporting of Code of Ethics violations; and
• Distribution of the Code of Ethics to all supervised persons, documented through
acknowledgments of receipt.
Core features of the Code of Ethics generally apply to all Fidelity employees. The Code of
Ethics also imposes additional restrictions and reporting obligations on certain advisory
personnel, research analysts, and portfolio managers. Such restrictions and reporting
obligations include (i) the preclearing of transactions in covered securities with limited
exceptions, (ii) a prohibition on investments in limited offerings without prior approval, (iii) a
prohibition on personal trading by a portfolio manager within seven days before or after a trade
in any covered security of the same issuer by a fund or account managed by such portfolio
manager except in limited circumstances, (iv) the reporting of transactions in covered
securities on a quarterly basis with limited exceptions, (v) the reporting of securities accounts
and holdings of covered securities at the time of hire and annually thereafter, (vi) restricts the
selling short of a covered security, and (vii) the disgorgement of profits from short-term
transactions with limited exceptions. Violation of the Code of Ethics requirements can also
result in the imposition of remedial action. The Code of Ethics will generally be supplemented
by other relevant Fidelity policies, including the Policy on Inside Information, Rules for Broker-
Dealer Employees, and other written policies and procedures adopted by Fidelity and FIWA. A
copy of the Code of Ethics will be provided on request.
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From time to time, Fidelity personnel can buy or sell securities for themselves and also
recommend those securities to clients. The conflicts of interest involved in such activities are
contemplated in the Code of Ethics and other relevant Fidelity policies. In particular, the Code
of Ethics and other Fidelity policies are designed to make it clear to Fidelity personnel that they
should never place their personal interests ahead of Fidelity’s clients in an attempt to benefit
themselves or another party. The Code of Ethics and other Fidelity policies impose sanctions if
these requirements are violated.
From time to time, in connection with our business, certain Fidelity personnel may obtain
material nonpublic information that is usually not available to other investors or the general
public. In compliance with applicable laws, Fidelity has adopted a comprehensive set of
policies and procedures that prohibit the use of material nonpublic information by investment
professionals and other employees.
In addition, Fidelity has implemented a Corporate Gifts & Entertainment Policy intended to set
standards for business entertainment and the giving or receiving of gifts, help employees make
sound decisions with respect to these activities, and to ensure that the interests of Fidelity’s
clients come first. Similarly, to support compliance with applicable “pay-to-play” rules, Fidelity
has implemented a Personal Political Contributions & Activities policy which requires
employees to pre-clear political contributions and activities. Fidelity also has a Global Anti-
Corruption Policy regarding commercial bribery and bribery of government officials that
prohibits directly or indirectly giving, offering, authorizing, promising, accepting, or receiving
any bribe, facilitation payment, kickback, or payoff (whether in cash or any other form) with the
intent to improperly obtain or retain business or any improper advantage.
BROKERAGE PRACTICES
All Investor accounts on the Platform are maintained at NFS, an affiliate of FIWA. In its
capacity as Platform provider, FIWA is not responsible for directing any trading for any FMAX
Essentials account. The Implementation Manager, the discretionary Investment Managers,
including FIWA as discretionary Investment Manager for the Fidelity Institutional Custom SMAs
strategies, or the Intermediary, as applicable, will execute transactions in Investor accounts,
and are responsible for best execution obligations. In most cases, due to the structure of the
Platform, the Implementation Manager, the discretionary Investment Manager, or the
Intermediary will place trades for execution with NFS. NFS may receive remuneration,
compensation, or other consideration for executing trading activity in Investor accounts.
Investor accounts include a core transaction account that holds assets in a position awaiting
further investment or withdrawal (“Core Position”). Depending on the type of brokerage
account and the entity that serves as the introducing broker dealer associated with the Investor
account, the available Core Position options may differ. Core Position options include but are
not limited to Fidelity money market mutual funds, FDIC-insured bank sweep product, and
FCASH. For non-retirement Investor accounts where FBS serves as the introducing broker
dealer to the Investor account and NFS provides custody and clearing services to the Investor
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account, FCASH is the default Core Position and generally the only available Core Position
option. Retirement Investor accounts and Investor accounts where FBS does not serve as the
introducing broker dealer to the Investor account may have different Core Position options.
FCASH is an interest-bearing account offering managed by Fidelity. Fidelity invests FCASH
funds in interest bearing instruments and other investments. FCASH balances are not
segregated and may be used in NFS’ business. Fidelity may, but is not required to, pay
interest on FCASH balances. Any interest paid to Investors is typically less than the interest
earned by Fidelity. Fidelity and its affiliates retain any portion of the interest earned but not
paid to Investors. FCASH has no separate fees, nor is it a money market mutual fund, or a
bank deposit account, and is not covered by FDIC insurance. FIWA and its affiliates may
receive an economic benefit on certain Core Positions in Investor accounts including
management fees, mutual fund distribution and/or shareholder servicing revenue, interest, or
other fees. To the extent that these benefits vary based on the Core Position utilized, FIWA
has a potential conflict of interest with respect to the variations in such benefits.
With respect to trading by the Implementation Manager, at the direction and authorization of
the Intermediary, the Implementation Manager will place trades for mutual funds, ETPs, and
exchange-listed equity securities with FCM (a division of NFS). The Implementation Manager
may allocate up to 100% of an Investor’s order to FCM, subject to the Implementation
Manager’s obligation to seek best execution. To ensure quality of trade executions, the
Implementation Manager monitors the quality of such trade executions effected through FCM.
When FCM is used for trading, FCM transmits the orders to various exchanges or market
centers based on a number of factors. These include the following: size of the order, trading
characteristics of the security, favorable execution prices (including the opportunity for price
improvement), access to reliable market data, availability of efficient automated transaction
processing, and execution costs. Some market centers or broker-dealers may execute orders at
prices superior to the publicly quoted market prices.
NFS receives remuneration, compensation, or other consideration for directing some customer
orders for equity securities to certain market centers for execution. Such consideration may
include financial credits, monetary payments, rebates, volume discounts, or reciprocal business.
The details of any credit, payment, rebate, or other form of compensation received in connection
with the routing of a particular order will be provided upon request, and an explanation of order-
routing practices will be provided on an annual basis. In addition, from time to time, FIWA or its
affiliates may provide aggregated trade execution data to customers and prospective
customers.
In most circumstances, trading costs for trades executed through affiliates of FIWA are covered
by the Platform Fee. However, as noted in the section entitled “Fees and Compensation,” the
Platform Fee does not cover charges associated with certain securities transactions or activity in
Investor accounts including commissions or markups or markdowns resulting from trades
effected with or through broker-dealers who are not affiliates of FIWA (as described below),
transfer taxes, exchange fees, regulatory fees, odd-lot differentials, handling charges, or any
other charges imposed by law or otherwise agreed to with regard to Platform accounts. The
Intermediary and Investor may also agree to a different arrangement with respect to trade costs.
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Please see the “Fees and Compensation” section above for a more extensive description of the
fees borne by Investors.
Intermediaries should be aware that discretionary Investment Managers and the Implementation
Manager, when placing trades for certain Strategies, particularly those involving fixed income,
illiquid, or thinly traded securities, may place all or substantially all trades with broker-dealers
other than NFS. This practice is often referred to as “trading away,” and these types of trades are
frequently called “step-out” trades. Step-out trades are executed at another broker-dealer and
cleared and settled at NFS. If the discretionary Investment Manager or Implementation Manager
effects step-out trades, Investors will, in most cases, incur commissions, markups, markdowns, or
spreads paid to market makers in addition to the Platform. Investors should be aware that some
discretionary Investment Managers may place all or substantially all trades as step-out trades. As
a result, the trading costs of these discretionary Investment Managers and their Strategies will be
more costly to Investors than those Strategies where the Implementation Manager places trades
with FIWA and its affiliates for execution.
Certain Investment Managers, beyond their role on the Platform, act as both a Model Provider
and a discretionary Investment Manager. Some of these Investment Managers, as disclosed in
their Form ADV Part 2A, have a trading rotation policy that segregates investment Model
updates from directly managed accounts. If FIWA determines that such trade rotation policy
may result in Investor accounts being systemically disadvantaged relative to other accounts
managed by the Investment Manager, FIWA will make such disclosure to Investors. Investors
should be aware that such a policy may result in performance that differs from the Strategy’s
reported performance on the Platform.
Trading through Affiliates
The Implementation Manager and discretionary Investment Managers, as applicable, are
authorized to place portfolio transactions with affiliated registered broker-dealers of FIWA. The
Implementation Manager is responsible for directing and overseeing trading for Advisory
Program accounts, with the exception of AMM Program accounts, where the Implementation
Manager does not have trade discretion. Such trading can be effected on a principal or
agency cross basis through Fidelity consistent with applicable law. To the extent that the
Implementation Manager is responsible for trading an FMAX Essentials account, the
Implementation Manager will arrange for the execution of transactions through FIWA affiliates,
assuming the Implementation Manager reasonably believes that the quality of the execution of
the transaction is comparable to what could be obtained through other qualified broker-dealers.
REVIEW OF ACCOUNTS
FIWA or the Implementation Manager performs a nightly reconciliation of Investor accounts in
the Platform against data provided by NFS. Exceptions are researched and appropriate
corrections are made, when necessary. Completely reconciled accounts are made available at
the beginning of the next business day. The Intermediary is responsible for ensuring that
Investor accounts are consistent with the risk profile and are in the best interest of the Investor.
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Intermediaries are required to contact Investors on an annual basis to determine if there have
been any changes to the Investor’s financial situation and stated investment objectives or if the
Investor wishes to impose any reasonable investment restrictions on the management of the
assets in the account.
CLIENT REFERRALS AND OTHER COMPENSATION
The compensation described below is in addition to any fees received by FIWA for Platform
accounts as described in the “Fees and Compensation” section, the “Brokerage Practices”
section, or elsewhere in this brochure.
Affiliates of FIWA are compensated for providing services, including for investment
management, access, purchase or redemption, transfer agency, servicing, and custodial
services with respect to certain Fidelity and non-Fidelity mutual funds, ETPs, and Models used
in Platform accounts. These affiliates include Strategic Advisers, FMR, FIAM and their affiliates
as the investment adviser or sub-advisers for the Fidelity funds; FDC as the underwriter of the
Fidelity funds; Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., as transfer agent
for the Fidelity funds, and servicing agent for non-Fidelity funds; FBS as the introducing broker-
dealer providing certain brokerage services for certain Platform accounts; and NFS as the
clearing broker-dealer providing clearing, settlement, and custody services for Platform
accounts.
When an Intermediary chooses to use a Fund or Strategy advised, managed, or sponsored by
FIWA or an affiliate of FIWA, FIWA and its affiliates earn additional compensation as a result of
that decision. As such, FIWA has a potential financial conflict of interest when affiliated
products or Models are selected by Intermediaries on the Platform. However, FIWA and its
representatives do not select or exercise any discretion with respect to Funds, or Strategies
(except for the Fidelity Institutional Custom SMAs strategies) for Investors on the Platform, nor
does FIWA advise or make recommendations to Investors or Intermediaries with respect to the
selection of any underlying investment or Strategy, affiliated or otherwise, that is available to
Intermediaries and Investors (through their Intermediaries) on the Platform.
FBS and NFS receive compensation for executing portfolio transactions and providing, among
other things, clearance, settlement, custodial, and other services to Fidelity and non-Fidelity
mutual funds, ETPs, and other investments, and NFS provides securities lending agent
services to certain affiliated and unaffiliated funds for which it receives compensation. FBS and
NFS also contract with certain unaffiliated Investment Managers in connection with the
availability, purchase or redemption of, servicing and ongoing maintenance of their investment
products held in Platform accounts. FBS and NFS receive compensation for such services,
including asset-based or transaction-based compensation for shareholder servicing, 12b-1
fees, and CUSIP maintenance and add fees. These fees are paid directly from or on behalf of
the Funds or other investment solutions and are in addition to the Platform Fee paid by
Intermediaries who use the Platform. FBS and NFS receive flat, annual fees from (1) certain
product providers to compensate Fidelity for maintaining the infrastructure required to
accommodate that provider’s investment products on Fidelity’s various platforms and (2)
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certain Investment Managers who are invited to participate in access, engagement, and
analytics programs established by FBS and NFS. Fidelity also receives asset-based fees or
fixed fees from third-party ETF providers for shareholder servicing, platform and data support.
FBS and NFS also receive compensation for services provided to iShares ETFs in connection
with reduced or commission-free ETFs, and compensation in connection with a marketing
program with respect to iShares funds, including ETFs and iShares funds in Platform accounts.
FMR and its affiliates also obtain brokerage or research services, consistent with Section 28(e)
of the Exchange Act, from broker-dealers in connection with the execution of the Fidelity funds’
portfolio security transactions.
Client referrals may occur between FIWA and its affiliated entities pursuant to a services
agreement, where applicable. Certain representatives of FIWA receive economic incentives for
their efforts in the sales, distribution, and support of the Platform. In addition, FIWA
representatives are generally also registered with one or more of our affiliated broker-dealers,
FBS, NFS, and FDC. These representatives receive a salary, bonus, and non-cash incentives.
Bonus and non-cash incentives can vary and are based on criteria including success in
meeting sales goals, and total assets.
In some instances, FIWA or its affiliates share certain revenue with the Implementation
Manager to the FMAX Essentials Platform, EAM, for joint marketing activities that result in new
accounts on the FMAX Essentials Platform. Such compensation is not deemed to be an
endorsement by Implementation Manager of the FMAX Essentials Platform, nor by FIWA of
the Implementation Manager.
CUSTODY
FIWA does not maintain custody for Investors’ assets in connection with the services it provides
to the Platform. NFS, a registered broker-dealer and affiliate of FIWA, has custody of Investor
assets on the Platform and performs certain services for the benefit of Investors, including the
implementation of trading instructions, as well as custodial and related services.
INVESTMENT DISCRETION
Intermediaries grant discretionary authority for Investor accounts to the Implementation
Manager or discretionary Investment Managers, including FIWA as discretionary Investment
Manager for the Fidelity Institutional Custom SMAs strategies, as applicable. FIWA, in its
capacity as provider of the FMAX Essentials Platform, does not exercise investment discretion
with respect to the purchase or sale of securities for any Investor account, nor does it act as a
fiduciary with respect to Investor accounts as defined under Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and related rules and regulations.
The Intermediary is responsible for ensuring that the recommended portfolios are consistent
with the risk profile and are in the best interest of the Investor. When selecting securities or
trading accounts, the Implementation Manager or the discretionary Investment Manager, as
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applicable, observe the investment policies established through the Platform for the particular
Investor account, along with account investment limitations and restrictions of the Investor. In
such instances, FMAX Essentials can provide tools to assist the Intermediary and discretionary
Investment Manager in monitoring adherence to the investment policies established between
Intermediary and Investor; however, FIWA does not undertake responsibility for monitoring
adherence to an Investor’s broader investment policy.
VOTING CLIENT SECURITIES
FIWA, in its capacity as provider of the FMAX Essentials Platform, does not perform proxy
voting for FMAX Essentials accounts.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FIWA does not solicit prepayment of Platform fees greater than six (6) months in advance.
FIWA is not aware of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet
contractual commitments to Investor.
REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE-REGISTERED ADVISERS
FIWA is not registered with any state securities authority.
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